ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates35.94025, -96.74793

Cause

CauseINCORRECT OPERATION
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE THE LOCAL OPERATOR MISTAKENLY LEFT A SAMPLE BOX VALVE OPEN DURING HIS LO/TO RESULTING IN AN OVERFLOW FROM THE SAMPLE BOX. DURING THE INVESTIGATION THE VALVE WAS IDENTIFIED TO NEED A MORE VISIBLE INDICATOR WHEN USED IN THE FUTURE. EMPLOYEE WAS DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTED PER DOT WITH A NEGATIVE RESULT. A NEW MORE VISIBLE VALVE INDICATOR WILL BE INSTALLED TO BETTER IDENTIFY THE VALVE STATUS. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE BEING RE-TRAINED TO CREATE A GREATER AWARENESS. ALL CRUDE WAS CLEANED UP AND REMEDIATION COMPLETED.

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.

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