DOUBLE H
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 20, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 20, 2015 |
| Operator | DOUBLE H |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 42.13333, -104.42522 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR ALLOWED OR CAUSED TO OVERFILL OR OVERFLOW |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $10,000 |
| Emergency Response | $198,724 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
ON 7-20-15 AT APPROXIMATELY 07:30 MOUNTAIN TIME, THE SUMP TANK AT THE GUERNSEY TERMINAL OVER FILLED CAUSING APPROXIMATELY 145 BARRELS TO RELEASE INSIDE THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT OF THE TERMINAL. THE RELEASE WAS CAUSED BY HUMNA ERROR. THE KINDER MORGAN PIPELINE OPERATOR DID NOT CHECK THE VALVE ALIGNMENT BEFORE OPENING THE VALVE TO THE PIG RECEIVER. ONCE THE VALVE WAS OPEN TO RECEIVE THE PIG FROM THE GILLETTE STATION, FULL LINE FLOW WENT START TO THE SUMP FROM A 2"" VALVE THAT WAS LEFT OPEN ON THE PIG BARREL. THIS CAUSED AND OVERFILL OF THE SUMP CAUSING A RELEASE OF APPROXIMATELY 145 BARRELS TO SPILL. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT FOLLOW PROCEDURES ON VALVE ALIGNMENT PRIOR TO STARTING THE PIG RUN. THE RELEASE MATERIAL NEVER LEFT THE PROPERTY AND WAS CONTAINED IN A EARTH BERM AT LOCATION.
About This Pipeline Incident
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