CHEVRON PRODUCTS COMPANY
hazardous_liquid Incident — — April 7, 2010
Incident Information
| Incident Date | April 7, 2010 |
| Operator | CHEVRON PRODUCTS COMPANY |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 38.13370, -85.50120 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | PUMP OR PUMP-RELATED EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $45,000 |
| Emergency Response | $35,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
ON 4-7-2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:46 PM OPERATOR ON DUTY HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE UPS PUMPING AREA. HE STARTED TO INVESTIGATE AND NOTICED THAT A FIRE HAD STARTED AT THE PUMP, SO HE IMMEDIATELY HIT OUR EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN SWITCH, NOTIFIED ALL PERSONNEL ON SITE EVACUATE THE TERMINAL AND CALLED 911. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SITE WITHIN 10 MINUTES AND HAD THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL AND OUT WITHIN ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. FIRE DEPARTMENT ESTIMATED THAT LESS THAN 200 GALLONS OF JET FUEL BURNED DURING THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT OR PUBLIC WAS NOT IMPACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE ENDED UP BEING THAT THE OILER ON THE SIDE OF THE PUMP MOTOR LOOKED AS IF IT HAD PLENTY OF OIL WHEN IT ACTUALLY WAS NOT GOING INTO THE PUMP MOTOR. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE CONTRACTOR HAD ADDED A 45 DEGREE ANGLE PIPE ON THE OILER AND THIS CAUSE A CLOG IN THE PIPE WHICH RESTRICTED THE FLOW OF OIL.
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.