EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 1, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 1, 2016 |
| Operator | EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.54286, -91.19189 |
Cause
| Cause | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE |
| Subcause | LIGHTNING |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $2,000 |
| Emergency Response | $1,559,000 |
| Other Costs | $27,605 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON JULY 1, 2016 EMPCO DISCOVERED REFINED PRODUCTS EXITING THE VALVE VAULT AT EMPCO'S BBRF PRODUCTS PIPELINE (LA-90) NEAR BLOUNT RD. AND LA 61 IN BATON ROUGE, LA. UPON DISCOVERY OF THE RELEASE, THE PUMP WAS SHUTDOWN AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS WERE INITIATED. LA-90 IS A 16-INCH PIPELINE THAT DELIVERS REFINED PRODUCTS FROM EXXONMOBIL'S BATON ROUGE REFINERY TO ZACHERY STATION. THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED THE SOURCE OF THE RELEASE WAS A DAMAGE DIELECTRIC TUBING FITTING. A METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS CONCLUDED A HIGH PROBABILITY OF DAMAGE FROM HIGH VOLTAGE OR LIGHTNING."
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.