"MAGELLAN TERMINALS HOLDINGS, LP"

hazardous_liquid Incident — — December 12, 2018

Incident Information

Incident DateDecember 12, 2018
Operator"MAGELLAN TERMINALS HOLDINGS, LP"
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates35.95772, -96.72200

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
SubcauseNON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$5,000
Emergency Response$1,000
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

"DURING LINEFILL ACTIVITIES TO COMMISSION NEW FACILITY CONSTRUCTION, OPERATIONS PERSONNEL OBSERVED A LEAKING FLANGE IN AN EXPOSED OPEN DITCH WITHIN THE FACILITY. LINEFILL ACTIVITIES WERE SHUTDOWN AND VALVES WERE CLOSED TO ISOLATE THE AFFECTED FLANGE. CLEANUP ACTIVITIES WERE INITIATED AND AFFECTED MATERIALS WERE PROPERLY DISPOSED OF. THE RELEASE ORIGINATED FROM A FLANGE CONNECTION WHICH LEAKED DUE TO INADEQUATE BOLT TORQUE. THE FLANGE WAS REALIGNED AND BOLTS WERE PROPERLY TORQUED. ALL OTHER FLANGES IN THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT WERE INSPECTED AND RETORQUED. SUPPLEMENTAL/FINAL(01/14/2019) PART D 2"

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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