"ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP"

hazardous_liquid Incident — — December 1, 2010

Incident Information

Incident DateDecember 1, 2010
Operator"ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP"
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates43.26707, -83.25139

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
SubcauseNON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$50
Emergency Response$0
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

"ON DECEMBER 1, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 9 AM LOCAL TIME, DURING A SCHEDULED STATION INSPECTION, OPERATIONS PERSONNEL DISCOVERED APPROXIMATELY 10 GALLONS OF CRUDE OIL ON THE STATION FLOOR NEAR VALVE #5-UDV-11. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VALVE STEM SEAL WAS LEAKINGO ONTO THE STATION FLOOR. OPERATIONS ISOLATED AND DEPRESSURIZED THE STATION. THE VALVE STEM SEAL WAS REPLACED ON DECEMBER 2, 2010 AND CLEANUP IS COMPLETE."

About This Pipeline Incident

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