BP PIPELINE (NORTH AMERICA) INC.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — September 29, 2011
Incident Information
| Incident Date | September 29, 2011 |
| Operator | BP PIPELINE (NORTH AMERICA) INC. |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 41.55690, -87.88860 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR ALLOWED OR CAUSED TO OVERFILL OR OVERFLOW" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $10,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 9-29-11, AT APPROXIMATELY 0925 HRS, A BP EMPLOYEE WAS REACTIVATING A PROVER LOOP AT CHICAP STATION IN MOKENA. DURING THIS ACTIVITY, A VALVE WAS INADVERTENTLY LEFT PARTIALLY OPEN, RESULTING IN AN OVERFILLING OF THE SUMP TANK. THIS HIGH-LEVEL WAS IDENTIFIED BY ALARMS AT THE TULSA CONTROL CENTER AND TULSA PERSONNEL WERE ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT THE EMPLOYEE DURING THE INCIDENT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE EMPLOYEE WAS BUSY FILLING THE PROVER WITH OIL AND DID NOT ANSWER THE PHONE CALL PROMPLTLY. UPON DISCOVERY OF THE INCIDENT, THE EMPLOYEE CLOSED ALL VALVES LEADING TO SUMP TANK. THE EMPLOYEE ALSO CLOSED THE INLET AND OUTLET VALVES TO THE PROVER. A CONTRACTOR CALLED IN TO ASSIST WITH CLEAN UP ACTIVITIES. INTERNAL BP NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE. A VACUUM TRUCK WAS USED TO RECOVER ALL FREE OIL. A HYDRO VACUUM USED TO REMOVE IMPACTED DIRT AND GRAVEL. PADS AND ABSORBENT BOOMS WERE UTILIZED TO COLLECT FREE OIL. HAND DIGGING AND MECHANICALLY EXCAVATION WERE METHODS UTILIZED TO REMOVE IMPACTED GRAVEL AND 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.