MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorMAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates42.53743, -96.35680

Cause

CauseMATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

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

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Incident Narrative

WHILE PERFORMING INSPECTIONS, LOCAL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL OBSERVED STANDING PRODUCT AROUND THE BOTTOM EXTENSION OF BREAK-OUT TANK 504 AT MAGELLAN'S SIOUX CITY TERMINAL FACILITY. PRODUCT WAS PROMPTLY TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE TANK, THE TANK WAS CLEANED AND INSPECTED WHEN A CRACK WAS FOUND BETWEEN THE BOTTOM PLATE AND LAP WELD DUE TO THE TANK EDGE SETTLEMENT. AT THIS TIME MAGELLAN HAS NO PLANS TO RETURN TANK 504 TO SERVICE. APPROXIMATELY 63 CUBIC YARDS OF IMPACTED SOIL WAS REMEDIATED.

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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