SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — September 7, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | September 7, 2016 |
| Operator | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.14044, -94.39876 |
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 | $5,200 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
DURING A SCRAPER RUN ON 9/7/2016 A DRAIN VALVE WAS OPENED TO DRAIN THE SCRAPER BARREL. MULTIPLE TRAPS ARE CONNECTED TO A COMMON DRAIN SYSTEM INSIDE THE STATION. A VALVE TO TO THIS COMMON DRAIN SYSTEM FROM A PREVIOUSLY REMOVED SCRAPER TRAP LOCATED IN AN AREA AWAY FROM WHERE WORK WAS ONGOING WAS FOUND IN THE OPEN POSITION WHICH ALLOWED THE CONTAINMENT BASIN TO OVERFILL RESULTING IN AN APPROXIMATE 3 BARREL RELEASE OF CRUDE OIL. THE VALVE WAS CLOSED TO STOP THE RELEASE. SUBSEQUENT TO THE RELEASE THE VALVE HAS BEEN REMOVED AND A COLLAR AND PLUG INSTALLED. ALL FREE PRODUCT WAS RECOVERED AND THE CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMEDIATED ON SITE. THE TX RRC PIPELINE SAFETY DIVISION WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RELEASE AT 13:25 ON 9/7/2016 AND ASSIGNED CASE NO. 1423
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.