MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorMAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates30.43779, -95.62383

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

A BALL VALVE UPSTREAM OF THE MAINLINE HAD FAILED CAUSING THE SWAGELOK QUICK CONNECT USED TO TEST THERMAL RELIEFS TO FAIL. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THE BALL VAVLE SEATS WERE NOT RATED FOR THE CORRESPONDING PRESSURES OR TEMERATURES. THE BALL VAVLE AND QUICK CONNECT WERE REPLACED.

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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