PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorPHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates33.40478, -102.75104

Cause

CauseINCORRECT OPERATION
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
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Incident Narrative

AT APPROXIMATELY 13:10 ON APRIL 21, 2016 AN PHILLIPS 66 EMPLOYEE DISCOVERED THAT A TUBING FITTING ON THE BEARING HOUSING OF THE #6 SLAUGHTER STATION PUMP WAS LEAKING CRUDE OIL FROM THE PUMP. ALL THE LEAKING OIL WAS CONTAINED ON THE CONCRETE IN THE PUMP ROOM. THE PUMP WAS SHUTDOWN, ISOLATED. THE LEAKING TUBING FITTING WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, ALLOWING THE PUMP TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILED TUBING FITTING WAS EVALUATED AND DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IMPROPERLY DURING THE INITIAL INSTALLATION OF THE PUMP APPROXIMATELY 8 YEARS AGO. VIBRATION OVER TIME CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENTUAL LEAK. THE TUBING FITTING WAS BEEN REPAIRED AND THE RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYEE WHO INSTALLED THE FITTING (WHICH LEAKED) HAS RETIRED.

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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