MID - VALLEY PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — March 22, 2019
Incident Information
| Incident Date | March 22, 2019 |
| Operator | MID - VALLEY PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 39.03502, -84.69038 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR ALLOWED OR CAUSED TO OVERFILL OR OVERFLOW" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $500 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 3/22/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:10 A.M., LOCAL OPERATING PERSONNEL WERE SETTING THE SUCTION SCRAPER TRAP UP TO RECEIVE A SCRAPER AT HEBRON STATION. OPERATING PERSONNEL OPENED THE TRAP VALVE TO START FILLING THE BARREL WHICH AND OPENED THE VENT. THE TRAP DRAIN LINE AND CATCH BASIN DRAIN ARE BOTH TIED TOGETHER AND FLOW TO THE SUMP. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE BARREL DRAIN VALVE WAS PARTIALLY OPEN FROM PREVIOUS STATION DRAIN DOWN WORK. BEFORE PERSONNEL COULD SHUT DOWN THE FLOW INTO THE BARREL, PRODUCT OVER FILLED THE CATCH BASIN AND OVERFLOWED THE .24 BBLS OF CRUDE. THE PIPELINE WAS SHUT DOWN FOR WHILE CLEAN UP TOOK PLACE AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY STARTED BACK UP. THE RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYEE WAS SENT FOR DOT DRUG & ALCOHOL TESTING OF WHICH THE RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE. ADDITIONALLY, THE COMPANY SUSPENDED THIS INDIVIDUALS OQ QUALIFICATION FOR THIS TASK AND THEY WILL BE RE-TRAINED AND RE-QUALIFIED."
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.