"MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — June 3, 2018
Incident Information
| Incident Date | June 3, 2018 |
| Operator | "MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP" |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 38.88273, -94.74418 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $7,000 |
| Emergency Response | $10,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"MAGELLAN PERSONNEL OBSERVED PRODUCT SEEPING FROM AN MOV AT THE LOCATION DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLD. OPERATIONS CONTROL WAS NOTIFIED AND VALVES WERE CLOSED TO ISOLATE THE AFFECTED MOV. THE RELEASE WAS CONTAINED AND CLEAN UP ACTIVITIES WERE INITIATED. AFFECTED ROCK AND SOIL WERE REMOVED, CONTAINERIZED AND PROPERLY DISPOSED OF. THE RELEASE ORIGINATED AT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE VALVE BODY AND THE ACTUATOR. THE O-RING SEAL APPEARED TO HAVE FAILED RESULTING IN A RELEASE BETWEEN THE TWO VALVE COMPONENTS. A NEW O-RING SEAL, VALVE PACKING AND FLAT SEAL WERE INSTALLED AS PART OF THE REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY 1.5 CUBIC YARDS OF SOIL WERE REMEDIATED"
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.