PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorPHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates38.58449, -90.18928

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

SOIL DISCOLORATION WAS DISCOVERED BY A PHILLIPS66 OPERATOR, WHILE MAKING ROUTINE TERMINAL INSPECTION. EXCAVATION OF THE AREA REVEALED A PINHOLE AT THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION OF AN UNDER-UTILIZED SECTION OF TERMINAL TANK FARM PIPING. EXCAVATION AND REMOVAL OF IMPACTED SOIL QUANTITY DETERMINED THE CALCULATED RELEASE VOLUME. THE UNDER-UTILIZED PIPE SEGMENT HAS BEEN VACUUMED, DISCONNECTED, PARTIALLY REMOVED AND DISCONTINUED FROM SERVICE. UPDATE 10-06-2017 NEW INFORMATION (LAB RESULTS) WAS RECEIVED ON 9-07-2017 AS TO THE CAUSE OF THIS LEAK. MIC WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE. LAT/LONG AND PIPE SPECS WERE ALSO UPDATED.

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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