"MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 5, 2010
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 5, 2010 |
| Operator | "MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP" |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 34.82512, -97.18992 |
Cause
| Cause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE |
| Subcause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE BY THIRD PARTY |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $80,000 |
| Emergency Response | $45,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT 19:38 ON 08/05/10, OPERATIONS CONTROL HAS ISSUED A CODE RED FOR THE #3-12' WYNNEWOOD TO OKLAHOMA CITY LINE JUST EAST OF PAOLI OKLAHOMA IN GARVIN COUNTY. A CODE RED WAS ISSUED BASED ON A DROP IN PRESSURE AND A THIRD PARTY CALL OF PRODUCT SPRAYING OUT OF THE GROUND AND IT SMELLED LIKE DIESEL. THE PIPELINE IN QUESTION WAS ACTIVE AT THE TIME OF THE CALL. THE PIPELINE, AND ANY OTHER AFFECTED PIPELINES WERE SHUTDOWN AND ISOLATED. AT MP 15.0 A D-6 DOZER WAS OBSERVED TO BE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE LINE STRIKE. THERE WAS ALSO EVIDENCE OF DIRT WORK ACTIVITY OVER AND AROUND OUR PIPELINE. LANDOWNER WAS GRADING OVER THE PIPELINE EXCAVATING DIRT TO BUILD UP HIS POND DIKE. LANDOWNER DID NOT MAKE A ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION AS HE WAS EXEMPT. THE UPSTREAM PIPELINE MARKER WAS ~80' FROM THE FAILURE, THE DOWNSTREAM MARKER WAS ~230' FROM THE FAILURE. THE LINE WAS PERMANTLEY REPAIRED ON 8/7/10 AT ~6:00 A.M. NOTE: A POST DRUG TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE CONTROLLER: 1 PERFORMED; 0 FAILED (ONLINE FORM HAS A GLITCH THAT WILL NOT ALLOW THIS SECTION TO BE FILLED OUT ACCURATELY, WILL NOT ALLOW ""0"".)"
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.