MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC

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Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorMARATHON PIPE LINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates39.63257, -87.28406

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
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 A STATION CHECK, MPL PERSONNEL DISCOVERED CRUDE OIL ON UNIT 2 AND ON THE PUMP BASE. THE STATION WAS IMMEDIATELY ISOLATED AND THE PUMP SEAL, WHICH WAS INSTALLED IN 2015, WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO THE LINE BEING RESTARTED. TOTAL ESTIMATED VOLUME WAS 20 GALLONS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE PUMP CASE WAS FOUND TO EXHIBIT SIGNS OF INTERNAL WEAR, WHICH MAY HAVE LED TO EARLY FAILURE OF THE PUMP SEAL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PUMP WAS REBUILT TO REPAIR INTERNAL WEAR OF THE PUMP CASE.

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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