PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorPHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates36.34627, -96.38565

Cause

CauseEXCAVATION DAMAGE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

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

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Incident Narrative

CONTRACTOR WAS EXCAVATING FOR MAINTENANCE WORK,ON THE WR01 PIPELINE SYSTEM WHEN HE HIT THE PIPE WITH THE TRACK HOE BUCKET THAT PUNCTURED THE LINE, RESULTING IN A RELEASE OF UNLEADED GASOLINE. LINE WAS IMEDIATLY SHUT DOWN BY THE CONTROL CENTER AND ALL NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE. PIPELINE WAS DOWN FOR 82 HRS AND REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED ON 8-22-2013 AND PIPELINE WAS BROUGHT BACK INTO SERVICE. INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. REPORT UPDATED TO REFLECT NEW COST INFORMATION RECEIVED 1-29-2014 AND PER PHSMA REQUEST - 2014-2-5 SECTION G3, QUESTION 15 - PER DROP DOWN BOX CHOICES, ""LIQUID PIPELINE"" IS THE BEST FIT. SECTION G3, QUESTION 17 - ROOT CAUSE OF ""EXCAVATION PRACTICES NOT SUFFICIENT"" CHOSEN WITH ""FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE"" CHOSEN AS SUBCAUSE. 2014-6-2 REVISIONS: NONE. REPORT WAS HELD OPEN TO ACCOUNT FOR ALL RELATED COSTS. DESCRIPTION OF REPAIRS PER THE ATTACHED REPAIR PLAN - APP. 200 LINEAR FEET OF 12"" PIPELINE WAS REPLACED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.

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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