"MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP"

hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 17, 2018

Incident Information

Incident DateJuly 17, 2018
Operator"MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP"
CommodityREFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates36.12942, -96.02889

Cause

CauseINCORRECT OPERATION
Subcause"TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR ALLOWED OR CAUSED TO OVERFILL OR OVERFLOW"

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$0
Emergency Response$85,000
Other Costs$0

Location Map

Incident Narrative

"THE STATION OPERATOR RECEIVED A HIGH SUMP ALARM AND A HAZ-GAS ALARM AT THE WEST TULSA EXPLORER STATION ON 7/17/18. OPERATIONS PERSONNEL INVESTIGATED THE SUMP AREA AND FOUND THE SUMP OVERFLOWING. ALL PIPELINE MOVEMENTS WERE SHUT DOWN AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES WERE IMPLEMENTED. IMPACTED SOIL AND GRAVEL WAS EXCAVATED AND PROPERLY DISPOSED. PRIOR TO THE RELEASE, A LEAD OPERATOR LINED UP VALVES TO COMPLETE A BLENDING OPERATION. ANOTHER OPERATOR HAD OPENED AN INCORRECT VALVE WHICH ALLOWED A PRODUCT STORAGE TANK TO GRAVITY FEED BACK TO THE SUMP, CAUSING THE SUMP TO RAPIDLY FILL AND OVERFLOW. THE RELEASE WAS IMMEDIATELY STOPPED WHEN THE TANK VALVE WAS CLOSED. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE INCLUDE: INSTALLING A LOCK AND CHAIN ON MAINTENANCE VALVES ALONG WITH LABELS; INCREASED EMPHASIS ON IDENTIFYING VALVES THAT ARE SELDOM USED AND INITIATING DISCUSSION SURROUNDING APPROPRIATE LABELLING, LOCKS; WRITING A SPECIFIC PROCEDURE FOR TRUCK TO TANK BLENDING; AND IMPLEMENTING ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR ALL STATION OPERATORS AND TRAINEES. THE NRC WAS CALLED ON 7/19/18 ONCE THE ANTICIPATED CLEAN UP COST WERE ESTIMATED TO EXCEED THE $50,000 PER 195.52(3). SUPPLEMENTAL FILED UPDATE: ORIGINAL REPORT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MARKED AS FINAL NO OTHER CHANGES. 8/16/2018"

About This Pipeline Incident

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