SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — December 20, 2013
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 20, 2013 |
| Operator | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 40.80216, -76.60618 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | EXTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $5,376 |
| Emergency Response | $656,869 |
| Other Costs | $10,000 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 12/20/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 0950 HOURS, A HYDROCARBON ODOR WAS DETECTED ON THE SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. (SPLP) MONTELLO-BALD EAGLE-14 LINE IN COAL TOWNSHIP, PA BY AN INDIVIDUAL OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHILE WALKING ON THE SPLP RIGHT-OF-WAY. SPLP CONTROL ROOM EMERGENCY NUMBER WAS CONTACTED. SPLP PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED TO THE LOCATION AND THE RELEASE WAS CONFIRMED AT 12:00 HOURS. THE LOCATION OF THE RELEASE MADE HEAVY EXCAVATION EQUIPMENT DEPLOYMENT CHALLENGING. UPON COMPLETING THE INITIAL PLANS TO EXCAVATE THE FAILURE SITE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE COST OF THE OPERATION WOULD EXCEED THE $50K TELEPHONIC REPORTING CRITERIA.. ONCE THIS HAD BEEN DISCOVERED TELEPHONIC REPORTING WAS MADE TO THE NRC AT 17:13. SUBSEQUENT TO EXCAVATION APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET OF PIPE WAS CUTOUT AND REPLACED AND A TOTAL OF 10 GALLONS OF PRODUCT WAS RECOVERED. THIRD PARTY METALLURGIC ANALYSIS OF THE FAILED SECTION OF PIPE INDICATED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO SELECTIVE SEAM CORROSION."
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.