PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 27, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 27, 2015 |
| Operator | PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | HVL OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR TOXIC FLUID WHICH IS A GAS AT AMBI |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 37.05785, -98.96588 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | EQUIPMENT NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,800 |
| Emergency Response | $1,500 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"OPERATOR EMPLOYEE NOTICED RELEASE WHILE WORKING IN THE VICINITY ON ADJACENT EQUIPEMENT. LINE WAS ALREADY DOWN FOR ROUTINE SCHEDULING, WAS ISOLATED AND MONITORED UNTIL SUSPECT FLANGE GASKET WAS REPLACED. 2015-12-18: EXACT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE INSULATING FLANGE GASKET WAS REMOVED AND EVALUATED WITH INDEFINITE RESULTS. INDICATIONS LEAD TOWARD EITHER INCORRECT INSTALLATION AND/OR POSSIBLE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. THE INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED IN INSTALLATION HAS BEEN RE-QUALIFIED PER OQ REQUIREMENTS AND THE COMPANY STANDARD FOR THESE GASKETS HAS BEEN REVISED TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC ACCEPTABLE MANUFACTURES. 2016-2-26 - PER PHMSA REQUEST - UPDATED PART C, ITEM 3 FROM ""OTHER"" TO ""FLANGE"" AND ITEM 6 FROM ""OTHER"" TO ""CONNECTION FAILURE"". UPDATED PART D, ITEM 8C TO ACCOUNT FOR LABOR AND MATERIAL COSTS. 2016-4-7 - UPDATED PART G WITH INCIDENT CAUSE."
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.