TESORO SOCAL PIPELINE COMPANY LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 10, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 10, 2016 |
| Operator | TESORO SOCAL PIPELINE COMPANY LLC |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.77754, -118.21009 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $375,000 |
| Emergency Response | $63,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AT APPROXIMATELY 9:15 A.M., DIESEL WAS OBSERVED NEAR THE METER RUN AREA AT MARINE TERMINAL 2 IN LONG BEACH, CA. THE DIESEL WAS RELEASED TO ASPHALT CONCRETE AND OBSERVED SPREADING UNDERNEATH THE FACILITY FENCE LINE. THE TANK TO TANK TRANSFER MOVEMENT WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROTOCOLS WERE INITIATED. ALL INTERNAL TESORO NOTIFICATIONS AND EXTERNAL AGENCY NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THERE WERE NO IMPACTS TO THE PUBLIC OR WILDLIFE. THE NEARBY STORM WATER OUTFALL HAS BEEN BOOMED OFF AS A PRECAUTION. THE SUSPECTED LINE FEATURE WAS EXCAVATED TO DETERMINE THE RELEASE POINT AND ROOT CAUSE.
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.