"MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP"

hazardous_liquid Incident — — October 29, 2018

Incident Information

Incident DateOctober 29, 2018
Operator"MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP"
CommodityREFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates35.30743, -94.16277

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
SubcauseNON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$150
Emergency Response$400
Other Costs$0

Location Map

Incident Narrative

"WHILE PERFORMING A DAILY INSPECTION, THE OPERATOR OBSERVED PRODUCT SEEPING FROM THE PRESSURE WARNING DEVICE LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE PIG TRAP ENCLOSURE. VALVES WERE CLOSED TO ISOLATE THE PIG TRAP FROM MAINLINE OPERATIONS. CLEANUP ACTIVITIES WERE INITIATED AND AFFECTED GRAVEL AND SOIL WERE REMOVED AND PROPERLY DISPOSED OF. THE RELEASE WAS A RESULT OF O-RING FAILURE ON THE PRESSURE WARNING DEVICE AND WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW O-RING."

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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