SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorSUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.99447, -93.99172

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

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

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Incident Narrative

ON 8/19/2014, LOCAL OPERATING PERSONNEL NOTICED AN ACCUMULATION OF PRODUCT NEAR THE MILLENNIUM SCRAPER TRAP ENCLOSURE. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE O-RING SEAL ON THE ENCLOSURE WAS LEAKING DUE TO WEAR. THE LINE WAS SHUT DOWN. THE O-RING WAS REMOVED AND A NEW O-RING WAS INSTALLED. THE LINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE TRAP ENCLOSURE WAS MONITORED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE FOLLOWING THE O-RING REPLACEMENT. FREE PRODUCT WAS REMOVED VIA VACUUM TRUCK AND THE AFFECTED AREA WAS CLEANED.

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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