MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident — — November 23, 2013

Incident Information

Incident DateNovember 23, 2013
OperatorMARATHON PIPE LINE LLC
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates40.03985, -86.40979

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
SubcauseINTERNAL CORROSION

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$874,500
Emergency Response$144,000
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

"DURING A STATION INSPECTION, AN EMPLOYEE SPOTTED CRUDE OIL ON THE GROUND - THE PIPELINE STATION WAS SHUTDOWN AS A PRECAUTION AND STATION ISOLATION WAS CONFIRMED. - MPL RESPONSE TEAM WAS PUT IN PLACE AND DETERMINED THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. THE PIPE WAS REPLACED. -30 CUBIC YARDS OF CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED. NOTE: THE PIPELINE WAS SHUTDOWN PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT (11/22/2013 @ 15:15) BUT THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW A DATE AND TIME TO BE ENTERED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT DATE AND TIME."

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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