SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — October 13, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | October 13, 2015 |
| Operator | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 40.06935, -75.82906 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "VALVE LEFT OR PLACED IN WRONG POSITION, BUT NOT RESULTING IN A TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR OVERFLOW OR FACILITY OVERPRESSURE" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $19,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"TANK 1 AT ICEDALE TANK FARM WAS BEING REFILLED AND RETURNED FROM INACTIVE STATUS. AT APPROXIMATELY 20:00 HOURS A RELEASE OF ULTRA LOW SULFUR DIESEL (ULSD) WAS DISCOVERED IN TANK 1 CONTAINMENT DIKE BY A COMPANY EMPLOYEE. THE SOURCE OF THE RELEASE WAS IDENTIFIED AS AN OPEN, UNPLUGGED WATER DRAW VALVE WHICH WAS IMMEDIATELY CLOSED. THE RELEASE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE TANK CONTAINMENT DIKE ON OPERATOR PROPERTY. NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE TO SUPERVISION AND OIL SPILL RESPONSE PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED TO ASSIST WITH RELEASE CLEANUP. THE IMMEDIATE ROOT CAUSE OF THE SPILL WAS IDENTIFIED AS AN OPEN, UNPLUGGED WATER DRAW VALVE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS ATTRIBUTED TO MISCOMMUNICATION TO ENSURE THE WATER DRAW VALVE WAS CLOSED USING THE TANK CLOSURE CHECKLIST DURING TANK REACTIVATION ACTIVITIES."
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.