CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — June 12, 2010
Incident Information
| Incident Date | June 12, 2010 |
| Operator | CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 40.76505, -111.82493 |
Cause
| Cause | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE |
| Subcause | ELECTRICAL ARCING FROM OTHER EQUIPMENT OR FACILITY |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $153,554 |
| Emergency Response | $18,423,499 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
CHEVRON PIPE LINE (CPL) CONTROLLER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SPILL SATURDAY MORNING BY THE SALT LAKE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CPL IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE PIPELINE. CPL DISPATCHED EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE VALVE UPSTREAM FROM THE LEAK SITE AND BEGAN CONTAINMENT RESPONSE. CPL NOTIFIED ALL APPROPRIATE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES. PRELIMINARY VISUAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE DAMAGED PIPELINE APPEAR CONSISTENT WITH DAMAGE CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL ARC, AND WE ARE WORKING WITH ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER COMPANY TO DEVELOP A TESTING PROTOCOL TO ANALYZE THE PIPELINE TO HELP DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
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.