MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — April 2, 2019
Incident Information
| Incident Date | April 2, 2019 |
| Operator | MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 39.52071, -87.08468 |
Cause
| Cause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE |
| Subcause | PREVIOUS DAMAGE DUE TO EXCAVATION ACTIVITY |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $56,255 |
| Emergency Response | $610,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
"ON 4/2/19, THE CONTROL ROOM BEGAN RECEIVING CPM ALARMS INTO THE SCADA SYSTEM. THE ALARMS WERE INVESTIGATED AND THE SYSTEM WAS SHUT DOWN AND ISOLATED. LOCAL OPERATIONS WERE ALSO NOTIFIED OF A SMELL OF PETROLEUM NEAR KNIGHTSVILLE, IN. FIELD TECHNICIANS WERE DISPATCHED TO THE AREA AND PRODUCT WAS OBSERVED ON THE PIPELINE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND IN A SMALL CREEK, POSITIVELY CONFIRMING THE RELEASE AT 10:28 EST. THE AREA WAS SECURED, EMERGENCY RESPONSE WAS INITIATED, AND CLEANUP BEGAN. RELEASE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE 112 BARRELS OF NATURAL GASOLINE, WITH 7% BEING RECOVERED AND 93% ATTRIBUTED TO EVAPORATION. EXCAVATION OF PIPE REVEALED CRACKS IN THE PIPE BODY THAT BEGAN WITHIN A SHALLOW GOUGE, WHICH ULTIMATELY LED TO FAILURE. THE LEAKING DEFECT WAS CUT OUT AND REPAIRED WITH A FULL CYLINDER REPLACEMENT. THE INVESTIGATION, INCLUDING METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS, INDICATES THE SHALLOW GOUGE OCCURRED DURING A LINE LOWERING PROJECT IN 2017. **48 HOUR NRC UPDATE CALL WAS PLACED ON 08:59 ON 4/4/19. REPORT #1241810 5/28/19 SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT- UPDATED PART D- COST 7/9/19- FINAL REPORT- TAPROOT COMPLETED AND PART D, G AND H UPDATED 7/19/19 SUPPLEMENTAL FINAL- UPDATED PART B, G AND H"
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.