PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.17045, -93.33837 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
AT APPROXIMATELY 16:20 ON 1/23/2017, WHILE MAKING ROUTINE ROUNDS, THE FACILITY OPERATOR SMELLED PRODUCT. UPON INVESTIGATION HE OBSERVED PRODUCT BEING RELEASED FROM THE FLANGE OF A 2"" VALVE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO A 2"" RISER ATTACHED TO THE TRANS-MIX TANK 49 AND 50 COMMON HEADER PIPING. THE OPERATOR MADE NOTIFICATIONS, MOVEMENTS INTO THE FACILITY WERE SHUTDOWN AND ALL SOURCES TO THE SYSTEM WERE ISOLATED. UPDATE 4/03/2017 UPON INVESTIGATION OF GASKET IT SHOWED SIGNS PRIOR DAMAGE AND EMBRITTLEMENT. SIMILAR GASKETS IN THE FACILITY WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED DURING FACILITY DOWNTIME IN MARCH 2017. NO SIMILAR ISSUES WERE FOUND WITH REPLACED GASKETS.
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.