SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.

hazardous_liquid Incident — — November 30, 2013

Incident Information

Incident DateNovember 30, 2013
OperatorSUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.78740, -94.40137

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
SubcauseNON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$445
Emergency Response$952
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

"DURING END OF MONTH STATION CHECK, FIELD OPERATION PERSONNEL FOUND THE DELIVERY SAMPLER LEAKING AROUND THE DIAPHRAGM AT SEABREEZE STATION. THE SAMPLER WAS ISOLATED BY FIELD PERSONNEL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE INTERNAL DIAPHRAGM INSIDE THE SAMPLE VOLUME REGULATOR HAD RUPTURED WHICH ALLOWED CRUDE OIL TO ESCAPE THROUGH A WEEP HOLE IN THE SECURE SIDE OF THE DEVICE. THE DIAPHRAGM WAS REPLACED AND THE METER RETURNED TO SERVICE. 1/7/2014-UPDATED INFORMATION ON PART D, QUESTIONS 6, 7 AND 7A."

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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