ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.74738, -95.13070

Cause

CauseINCORRECT OPERATION
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

ON 5/9/2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:00 A SMALL FIRE OCCURRED DURING MAINTENANCE WORK INSIDE TANK 200-8. THE CONTRACTOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING TANK LEG BOLTS WITH A GRINDER WHICH WAS NOT PERMITTED ON THE DAILY SAFE WORK PERMIT. WHILE REMOVING THE BOLTS THE LEG SHIFTED ALLOWING A SMALL AMOUNT OF CRUDE TO ESCAPE FROM THE LEG. THE SPARKS PRODUCED BY THE GRINDER CREATED AN ESTIMATED 18"" DIAMETER FIRE. THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED BY A HAND HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER BY THE PERSONNEL WORKING ON THE LEGS.

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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