WYOMING PIPELINE COMPANY
hazardous_liquid Incident — — April 25, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | April 25, 2014 |
| Operator | WYOMING PIPELINE COMPANY |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 43.38310, -104.24570 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | EXTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $500 |
| Emergency Response | $7,185 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"WHILE ON ROUNDS THE AIR PATROL SERVICE IDENTIFIED THE LEAK FROM A VISUAL SURFACE INDICATION AND CALLED MCCC. MCCC DISPATCHED THE MAINTENANCE CREW TO THE SITE TO BEGIN CLEAN-UP. CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED TO REMEDIATION SITE AND REPLACED WITH NEW SOIL. PIPE WAS REPAIRED WITHOUT CLOSING VALVES SO NO DISTANCE BETWEEN VALVES COULD BE DEFINED, ENTERED UNKNOWN BECAUSE FORM REQUIRED AN ENTRY."
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.