ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — April 20, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | April 20, 2015 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.74820, -95.12867 |
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 | $40,500 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON 4/20/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:40 LOCAL OPERATIONS WERE IN THE PROCESS OF RESTARTING A SECTION OF THE FACILITY FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE WORK. ONCE THE PUMP WAS STARTED CRUDE OIL LEAKED FROM A VALVE THAT WAS LEFT IN THE OPEN POSITION WITHOUT A BLIND ON THE END. THE PUMP WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN AND THE VALVE WAS CLOSED. AN INCIDENT INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE LOTO PROCEDURE AND JOB PLAN WERE DEVIATED FROM RESULTING IN THE OVERSIGHT OF THE OPEN VALVE. THE AREA WAS PROMPTLY CLEANED UP AND RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION.
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.