SHELL PIPELINE CO., L.P.

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorSHELL PIPELINE CO., L.P.
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.70688, -95.24941

Cause

CauseOTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

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

Location Map

Incident Narrative

A THIRD PARTY SEMI-TRUCK LEFT HIGHWAY 225 WESTBOUND MAIN LANES, CROSSED THE FRONTAGE ROAD, CRASHED THROUGH A PIPELINE CONCRETE BARRIER, FENCING AND DAMAGED A PROPYLENE VALVE SITE RESULTING IN A RELEASE OF PROPYLENE TO ATMOSPHERE. AS A RESULT, THE LINE WAS SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY BY THE SPLC CONTROL CENTER AND DISPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT FROM THE PIPELINE COMMENCED.

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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