CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorCHEVRON PIPE LINE CO
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.82533, -94.92286

Cause

CauseOTHER ACCIDENT CAUSE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

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

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Incident Narrative

EMISION DEVICE FAILED TO NEGATE THE SMALL VOLUME OF PROPYLENE BEING SAMPLED BY THE ANALYZER & AN UNKNOWN SOURCE IGNITED THE MIXTURE, RESULTING IN A VERY SMALL FLAME AT THE EXHAUST STACK. THE ANALYZER WAS BLOCKED IN, THE SMALL FLAME EXTINGUISHED ITSELF & AIR EMISION DEVICE WAS 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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