MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorMAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates38.91689, -95.68922

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

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

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Incident Narrative

MAGELLAN PERSONNEL WERE CHECKING THE BRAND AND MODEL OF BLOCK VALVES AND DISCOVERED THAT PRODUCT HAD LEAKED OUT AROUND THE VALVE STEM SEAL AND HAD ACCUMULATED INSIDE THE METAL VALVE BOX SURROUNDING THE VALVE. LOOSE PRODUCT WAS RECLAIMED AND THE VALVE WAS REMOVED AND A SPOOL OF PRE-TESTED PIPE WAS INSTALLED IN ITS PLACE. THE RECOVERED PRODUCT WAS RECLAIMED ACCORDING TO COMPANY AND STATE STANDARDS.

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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