EXPLORER PIPELINE CO

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorEXPLORER PIPELINE CO
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates38.35257, -91.32391

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

ON MAY 8, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 07:00 AN EMPLOYEE NOTED THAT AN ALTERNATE SUCTION VALVE AT THE GERALD, MISSOURI PUMP STATION WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE YOKE TUBE. THE VALVE INVOLVED WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME THE LEAK WAS IDENTIFIED AS WELL AS THE PUMP STATION WAS ISOLATED. THE EMPLOYEE REQUESTED THE PIPELINE SHUT DOWN AT 07:04 AND RESPONDED TO THE VALVE. THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK WAS A SNAP RING THAT HAD BROKEN AND ALLOWED THE VALVE PACKING TO EXTRUDE AND PRODUCT INTO THE YOKE TUBE. THE VALVE WAS REPAIRED AND ALL THE IMPACTED SOIL WAS TESTED, EXCAVATED AND PROPERLY MANAGED. REPORT WAS SUPPLMENTED TO ACCOUNT FOR QUESTION E5F.

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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