"MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP"

hazardous_liquid Incident — — April 17, 2019

Incident Information

Incident DateApril 17, 2019
Operator"MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP"
CommodityREFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates38.84722, -94.74468

Cause

CauseMATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD
SubcauseORIGINAL MANUFACTURING-RELATED (NOT GIRTH WELD OR OTHER WELDS FORMED IN THE FIELD)

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$10,000
Emergency Response$20,000
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

"A THIRD PARTY PIPELINE OPERATOR INSPECTING THEIR RIGHT-OF-WAY WITHIN THE SHARED PIPELINE CORRIDOR OBSERVED POTENTIAL PRODUCT ON THE GROUND. LOCAL MAGELLAN PERSONNEL WERE CONTACTED AND OPERATIONS CONTROL WAS NOTIFIED. INVESTIGATIVE EVENTS PROCEDURES WERE IMPLEMENTED AND RESOURCES RESPONDED TO THE SITE. OPERATIONS CONTROL INITIATED SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES ON ALL MAGELLAN PIPELINES IN THE CORRIDOR AND ISOLATION VALVES WERE CLOSED. WHILE EXCAVATING IMPACTED SOIL WAS FOUND, COLLECTED, AND CONTAINERIZED FOR PROPER DISPOSAL. THE RELEASE ORIGINATED FROM A PINHOLE IN THE LONGITUDINAL SEAM. THE RELEASE WAS REPAIRED WITH A TYPE B SLEEVE. AN ADDITIONAL SLEEVE WAS INSTALLED TO REPAIR OTHER POTENTIAL LACK OF FUSION FEATURES WITHIN THE JOINT. THE INLINE INSPECTION VENDOR FOR THE 2014 MULTI-DATASET ILI RUN REVIEWED DATA SIGNALS IN THE VICINITY OF THE RELEASE. NO SIMILAR FEATURES WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE SIGNAL REVIEW PROCESS. SUPPLEMENTAL/FINAL (05/21/2019): PART A 5 LATITUDE/LONGITUDE SUPPLEMENTAL/FINAL (01/21/2020): PART E 2 MAXIMUM OPERATING PRESSURE (MOP) CORRECTION"

About This Pipeline Incident

Pipeline incident data is reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). All significant incidents involving fatalities, injuries, or property damage over $50,000 must be reported.

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