WYOMING PIPELINE COMPANY

hazardous_liquid Incident — — October 16, 2016

Incident Information

Incident DateOctober 16, 2016
OperatorWYOMING PIPELINE COMPANY
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates43.78813, -104.41486

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
SubcauseEXTERNAL CORROSION

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$300
Emergency Response$7,185
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

OPERATOR FOUND LEAK WHILE ON ROUNDS; THE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR WAS CALLED IN; EQUIPMENT, BACKHOE AND VACUUM TRUCK WERE USED IN THE CLEAN-UP PROCESS. THE LINE HAS BEEN REPLACED; THE CONTAMINATED SOIL HAS BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW SOIL, RESEEDING COMPLETED.

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.

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