"MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — September 29, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | September 29, 2016 |
| Operator | "MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP" |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 35.96953, -96.01372 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "VALVE LEFT OR PLACED IN WRONG POSITION, BUT NOT RESULTING IN A TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR OVERFLOW OR FACILITY OVERPRESSURE" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $52,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT APPROXIMATELY 6:45 A.M. AN OPERATOR FOUND THAT A VALVE ON THE HYDROMETER IN THE CHANGE SHACK HAD BEEN LEFT OPEN AND GASOLINE FLOWED OUT OF THE CHANGE SHACK BUILDING AND INTO THE CONTAINMENT DITCH SURROUNDING IT. THE VALVE TO THE HYDROMETER WAS CLOSED, STOPPING THE LEAK, AIR MONITORING WAS ESTABLISHED, AN EXCLUSIONARY AREA WAS DESIGNATED, AND ALL WORK DONE IN THE AREA WAS DONE BY PERSONNEL UTILIZING A HALF MASK RESPIRATOR WITH CONTINUED AIR MONITORING. POTHOLES WERE DUG IN THE IMPACTED AREA, DIAPERS PLACED IN POTHOLES, A VACUUM TRUCK WHICH WAS ONSITE RECOVERED FREE PRODUCT, AND ROLL OFF BOXES WERE UTILIZED TO STORE RECOVERED SOIL. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACTORS ASSISTED IN DELINEATION AND SAMPLING. APPROXIMATELY 2.5 BBL OF PRODUCT WAS RECOVERED VIA VACUUM TRUCK AND 1.6 BBL OF PRODUCT WAS RECOVERED IN 20 CUBIC YARDS OF IMPACTED SOIL WHICH WAS EXCAVATED. APPROXIMATELY 0.7 BARRELS WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE VOLATIZED FOLLOWING THE RELEASE. SOIL SAMPLES CONFIRMED THAT SOIL CONDITIONS WERE WITHIN THE OKLAHOMA CORPORATION COMMISSION (OCC) CLEANUP STANDARDS, NO FURTHER SOIL REMEDIATION ACTIONS REQUIRED. THE INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED WAS DISQUALIFIED FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT AND RE-QUALIFIED ON NOVEMBER 17, 2016. SUPPLEMENTAL UPDATE: PART A #11 VOLUME RECOVERED AND PART H NARRATIVE"
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.