ENBRIDGE PIPELINES (OZARK) L.L.C.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — January 7, 2013
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 7, 2013 |
| Operator | ENBRIDGE PIPELINES (OZARK) L.L.C. |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 35.95885, -96.75655 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,500 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON JANUARY 7 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:30, A CONTRACTOR WITHIN THE CUSHING TERMINAL NOTICED OIL ON THE GROUND NEAR THE VALVE ON TANK 2211. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT APPROXIMATELY 1 BARREL OF OIL HAD LEAKED FROM THE FLANGE GASKET ON THE VALVE. THE BOLTS ON THE FLANGE GASKET WERE TESTED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FIVE BOLTS ON THE FLANGE WERE REQUIRED TO BE RE TORQUED AND THEREFORE THE GASKET DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 3 YARDS OF CONTAMINATED SOIL HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE LEAK SITE AND PLACED IN A CONTAINMENT AREA ON ENBRIDGE PROPERTY AND WILL BE TREATED ACCORDINGLY. THIS INCIDENT WAS ORIGINALLY MISINTERPRETED AND NOT THOUGHT TO HAVE MET THE PHMSA 30 DAY FILING REPORT REQUIREMENT. THE INTERNAL INCIDENT INVESTIGATION HAS OUTLINED A SELF-IMPOSED INTERNAL REQUIREMENT FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE ENBRIDGE SYSTEM TO FURTHER EDUCATE OPERATIONS PERSONNEL ON RECOGNIZING WHEN AN INCIDENT MEETS THE 30 DAY REPORTING REQUIREMENT TO PHMSA.
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.