SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 39.89486, -75.26061 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
DCTF OPERATOR DETECTED THE LEAK WHEN DOING SITE ROUNDS. OPERATOR IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED SUPERVISOR. SUPERVISOR INITIATED EMERGENCY RESPONSE. OSRO'S WERE ACTIVATED FOR CLEAN-UP. ALL CRUDE OIL SPILLED WAS CONTAINED IN A CONCRETE CONTAINMENT AREA OUTSIDE THE PUMP ROOM MANIFOLD. ALL CRUDE OIL WAS RECOVERED. A PINHOLE LEAK AT THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION WAS OBSERVED ON THE 16"" X 12"" TEE AS THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. AN ENGINEERED CLAMP WAS INSTALLED OVER THE TEE AS THE PERMANENT REPAIR.
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.