EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.48435, -91.20381 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT 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
AT APPROXIMATE 05:00 AM ON NOVEMBER 11, 2016, AN EXXONMOBIL BATON ROUGE CHEMICAL PLANT EMPLOYEE NOTICED A SMALL ICE BALL WITH VAPORS COMING FROM EMPCO'S BLUE WATER ETHANE SCRAPER TRAP VALVE #2429. NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE AND THE SYSTEM WAS SHUT-IN. AT 06:15 AM AN EMPCO EMPLOYEE ARRIVED AND INSTALLED STICK PACKING TO STOP THE RELEASE. AN INVESTIGATION DETERMINED APPROXIMATLLY 0.143 BBLS (6 GALLONS) OF ETHANE WAS RELEASED.
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.