SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 40.31860, -76.03144 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
DURING ROUTINE ROUNDS AT MONTELLO PUMP STATION A STATION OPERATOR NOTICED AN ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE AREA OF THE 600 MANIFOLD. UPON INVESTIGATION HE DISCOVERED GASOLINE WEEPING OUT OF TUBING INTO A CONTAINMENT AREA. THE TUBING WAS CONNECTED TO A 1/2"" BLEEDER VALVE FOR A 10""TRU-SEAL BLOCK AND BLEED VALVE (V702) ON #2 BOOSTER HEADER FOR 610 TANK LINE. THE OPERATOR IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE BLEEDER VALVE. IT TURNED APPROXIMATELY ""A 16TH OF AN INCH"" AND THE WEEPING PRODUCT STOPPED. THE OPERATOR NOTIFIED SUPERVISION. LOCAL RESOURCES WERE USED TO CLEAN UP THE GASOLINE RELEASED. THE INCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED WHICH RESULTED IN A DETERMINATION THAT THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE WAS THE INADVERTENT BUMPING OF THE 1/2"" BLEEDER VALVE DURING REPLACEMENT OF THE SURROUNDING CATWALK.
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.