PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — October 8, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | October 8, 2014 |
| Operator | PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 41.78261, -107.11650 |
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 | $100 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $500 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"THE MORNING OF 10/08/2014 AT 0735 HRS STATION PERSONNEL WERE PREFORMING THE OPERATOR ROUNDS WHEN A LEAK WAS NOTICED FROM A VALVE ON SM17. CONSOLE 4 WAS CONTACTED AND THE LINE WAS SHUT DOWN. THE VALVE BODY BLEEDER WAS FOUND TO BE PARTIALLY OPEN WITH NO CAP ON THE END OF THE TUBING FROM COMISSIONING. THIS WAS A NEW INSTALL DURING THE EARLY SPRING OF THIS YEAR WITH SOME RECENT PAINTING ACITVITIES WHICH IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BUMPED THE NEEDLE VALVE ENOUGH TO PARTIALLY OPEN IT WITH THE RELEASE OCCURING DURING AN EARLY MORNING DELIVERY. BASED ON THE SPILL TO SOIL ESTIMATOR 5 1/2 GALLONS WAS RELEASED. ALL NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE, NO INJURIES OCCURED."
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.