WYOMING PIPELINE COMPANY
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 26, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 26, 2014 |
| Operator | WYOMING PIPELINE COMPANY |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 43.63504, -104.31805 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | EXTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $300 |
| Emergency Response | $7,185 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"THE LEAK WAS DISCOVERED BY CONTRACT WORKERS; WHO, NOTIFIED MCCC. THE SPILL WAS LOCATED ON WPC ROW; THE CREW DID NOT SEE ANY SPILL IN THE MORNING HOURS AS THEY WENT BY; HOWEVER, THEY DISCOVERED IT ON THEIR RETURN IN THE AFTERNOON AND PHONED IT IN. NO PIPELINE VALVES WERE SHUT DUE TO THE LEAK, A CLAMP WAS INSTALLED TO STOP THE PINHOLE FROM LEAKING. AGAIN, SECTION E QUESTION 5 WON'T ALLOW NOT ENTERING THAT VALVES WERE SHUT. THE FACT THAT IT INDICATES THAT MANUAL VALVES WERE SHUT AND THEY WERE 1 FOOT APART WAS ONLY ENTERED TO SATISFY THE MANDATORY ENTRIES REQUIRED BY THE FORM."
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.