ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident — — November 3, 2018

Incident Information

Incident DateNovember 3, 2018
OperatorENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.76154, -96.14859

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
SubcauseNON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$8,000
Emergency Response$3,200
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

"ON 11/3/18 AT APPROX. 4:45AM WHILE PERFORMING STATION ROUNDS THE OPERATOR FOUND MIXER ON TANK 3501 LEAKING CRUDE OIL FROM GEARBOX / SEAL AREA. APPROX. 20 GALLONS OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED ON THE GROUND, WITH NO IMPACT OFFSITE OR TO WATERWAYS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THRUST BEARING INSIDE THE GEARBOX FAILED CAUSING THE GEARBOX SEAL TO FAIL. THE MIXER WAS ISOLATED AND THE GEARBOX WAS REPLACED. TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE, WE WILL BE INSPECTING TANK GEARBOXES ON A QUARTERLY BASIS."

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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