CENTURION PIPELINE L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | CENTURION PIPELINE L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 35.70420, -97.46360 |
Cause
| Cause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON OCTOBER 7, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 A.M. CENTRAL TIME, AN UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL PIPELINE IN EDMOND, OK, OPERATED BY CENTURION PIPELINE WAS STRUCK BY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OPERATED BY T.J. CAMPBELL CONSTRUCTION CO., A CONTRACTOR ENGAGED IN EXCAVATION ACTIVITIES FOR A LOCAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER. T.J. CAMPBELL FAILED TO MAKE THE REQURED ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION, EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW THE PROCESS AND MADE NUMEROUS ONE CALL NOTICES PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. DURING THIS ONE DAY OF WORK THE SCRAPER OPERATOR MADE MULTIPLE PASSES OVER THE LINE TO REMOVE ALL OF THE SOIL COVER, FINALLY STRIKING AND PUNCTURING THE LINE. DURING ONE OF THE SCRAPER PASSES A PIPELINE MARKER SIGN WAS DESTROYED. THE LINE WAS MARKED CLEARLY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE POND WHERE THE SCRAPER WAS REMOVING SOIL.
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.