MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 38.79380, -89.08209 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AN MPL CONTRACTOR WAS WORKING ON THE NEW MANIFOLD WHEN HE SMELLED HYDROCARBONS AND INFORMED MPL PERSONNEL AT 13:55 ON 4/27/15. THE LINE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN. THE AREA WAS EXTENSIVELY EVALUATED INCLUDING WRITING AN EXCAVATION PLAN, MAKING ONE-CALLS, AND MOBILIZING CONTRACTORS. UPON EXCAVATION OF THE AREA THERE WAS NO ACTIVE LEAK DETECTED AND A PRESSURE TEST WAS PERFORMED. A SMALL LEAK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE FLANGE CONNECTION AT 01:30 ON 4/28/15.THE GASKET WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 60 YARDS OF CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS EXCAVATED FROM THE AREA SURROUNDING THE FLANGE. THE INITIAL 7000-1 REPORTED THE LOCAL DATE AND TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AS 4/28/2015 AT 01:30, SINCE THIS IS THE TIME MPL VERIFIED THIS WAS AN ACTIVE RELEASE. BASED ON THE FACT THAT AN ACTIVE RELEASE WAS DISCOVERED FOLLOWING EXCAVATION AND A PRESSURE TEST, MPL HAS CHANGED THE LOCAL DATE AND TIME OF THE ACCIDENT TO 4/27/15 AT 13:55 (PART A, QUESTION 4), THE TIME WHEN HYDROCARBON ODOR WAS REPORTED.
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.