"ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — June 6, 2013
Incident Information
| Incident Date | June 6, 2013 |
| Operator | "ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP" |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 40.94267, -88.64449 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR ALLOWED OR CAUSED TO OVERFILL OR OVERFLOW" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $5,000 |
| Emergency Response | $16,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ATCH PIGS HAD BEEN UNLOADED FROM THE LINE 61 RECEIVING SCRAPER TRAP AT THE FLANAGAN TERMINAL. AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM THE OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN WAS ON THE VALVE PLATFORM ABOVE THE TRAP BARREL AND HAD JUST COMPLETED FILLING THE SCRAPER TRAP WHEN HE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE EDMONTON CONTROL CENTER TO ADVISE THAT THE SUMP LEVEL WAS HIGH AND RISING. THE OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN IMMEDIATELY INSPECTED THE TRAP DRAIN VALVES AND FOUND THAT ONE OF THE 4"" BALL VALVES WAS NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED. THE TECHNICIAN CLOSED THE VALVE AND PROCEEDED TO THE SUMP TANK AREA TO DISCOVER THAT OIL HAD BEEN RELEASED ONTO THE GROUND FROM THE MANUAL DUMP FUNNEL. THE TECHNICIAN SECURED THE AREA AND THEN NOTIFIED THE APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL OF THE INCIDENT. CLEANUP WAS COMPLETED THIS SAME EVENING. SEVEN CUBIC YARDS OF CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED AND DISPOSED OF AT AN APPROVED SITE."
About This Pipeline Incident
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