CRIMSON PIPELINE L.P.

Incident Narrative

A THIRD-PARTY (HOT LINE CONSTRUCTION, INC.) WHILE CONDUCTING A DIGGING PROJECT STRUCK AND PUNCTURED A PIPELINE BELONGING TO CRIMSON PIPELINE (CRIMSON) AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30AM ON DECEMBER 8, 2015, AT THE INTERSECTION OF EAST LOS ANGELES AVENUE (CALIFORNIA STATE ROUTE 118) AND PRICE ROAD IN SOMIS, CALIFORNIA. HOT LINE CONSTRUCTION'S DIG TICKET LISTED DAY WORK ONLY NO NIGHT WORK. THE DIG TICKET WAS ALSO NOT FOR THE LOCATION THEY WERE DIGGING IN. THEY HIT CONCRETE IN THE LOCATION THEY HAD A DIG TICKET FOR AND MOVED EXCAVATION LOCATIONS WITHOUT CALLING IN A NEW TICKET. CRIMSON ACTED IMMEDIATELY TO SHUT OFF THE IMPACTED PIPELINE, NOTIFY ALL NECESSARY REGULATORY AGENCIES, EXECUTE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES, AND BEGIN CLEANUP OPERATIONS. CRIMSON AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE ESTABLISHED A UNIFIED COMMAND TO RESPOND TO THE INCIDENT. THE THIRD-PARTY DIGGING OPERATIONS THAT IMPACTED THE LINE CAUSED A RELEASE OF CRUDE OIL THAT HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT ROUGHLY 211 BARRELS. THE IMPACTED LINE IS THE COMPANY'S V-10 PIPELINE, WHICH RUNS FROM A HOLDING STATION IN VENTURA COUNTY TO REFINERIES IN WILMINGTON, CALIFORNIA. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE LINE WAS UP-TO-DATE ON ALL INSPECTIONS AND HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS. IF THE CONTRACTOR HAD PROPERLY CALL IN A DIG ALERT TICKET THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.