ILLINOIS EXTENSION PIPELINE COMPANY, L.L.C.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — May 2, 2017
Incident Information
| Incident Date | May 2, 2017 |
| Operator | ILLINOIS EXTENSION PIPELINE COMPANY, L.L.C. |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 38.78641, -89.06667 |
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 | $15,000 |
| Emergency Response | $80,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
ON MAY 2, 2017 AT 10:22 CDT, A SUMP PUMP (63-TK-2) OVERFILL SITUATION OCCURRED RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY 10 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL BEING RELEASED ONTO THE GROUND. AFTER REFILLING THE RECEIVER TRAP, A VENT VALVE WAS INADVERTENTLY LEFT OPEN WHILE PERFORMING THE ASSOCIATED MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY. THE EDMONTON CONTROL CENTER RECEIVED AN ALARM AND CONTACTED THE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS FOR VERIFICATION OF PRODUCT RELEASE. THE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS CONFIRMED THE RELEASE AND CLOSED THE VENT VALVE TO PREVENT FURTHER RELEASE OF PRODUCT. LINE 63 (PATOKA STATION) WAS SHUTDOWN AT 10:24 CDT AND RESTARTED AT 20:57 CDT. THE NRC WAS NOTIFIED ON MAY 2, 2017 AT 12:34 CDT AND THE 48 HOUR UPDATE PROVIDED ON MAY 4, 2017 AT 10:23 CDT (NRC # 1177406). CLEAN-UP EFFORTS WERE COMPLETED ON MAY 6, 2017. APPROXIMATELY 9 BARRELS OF PRODUCT WAS RECOVERED AND PLACED BACK INTO THE SYSTEM. THE REMAINING 1 BARREL WAS PART OF CONTAMINATED SOIL AND WAS PROPERLY DISPOSED OF AT AN OFF-SITE DISPOSAL FACILITY. AS A RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SUMP OVERFILL INCIDENT WAS DUE TO OPERATOR ERROR. THE TECHNICIAN WAS DISQUALIFIED FROM THE VALVE RELATED OQ TASKS AND IS REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH THE TRAINING AND OQ REQUALIFICATION PROCESS.
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.