Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-12-11 — TX
Operator
Mobil Corp
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$300
Incident datetime
2012-12-11 13:30
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On 12/11/12 an electrical breaker was found tripped at the colonial tank farm causing the gasoline header sump pump to lose electrical power resulting in overfilling of contents of the gasoline header sump. Approximately 12 gallons (0.3 barrels) of gasoline spilled to ground. The spill was confined to company property and clean-up efforts were completed. The root cause of the electrical breaker trip is under investigation.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-12-17 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120361
Supplemental Number
17766
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
12624
Name
Mobil Corp
Operator Street Address
1795 Burt Street
Operator City Name
Beaumont
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77701-6312
Local Datetime
2012-12-11 13:30:00
Location Latitude
29.9771376
Location Longitude
-94.0563685
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Gasoline (Non-Ethanol)
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.3
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0.3
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Colonial Tank Farm
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77704
Onshore City Name
Beaumont
Onshore County Name
Jefferson
Federal
Yes
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Sump
Release Type
Overfill Or Overflow
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
100
Est Cost Prop Damage
300
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
1500
Est Cost Other Details
Used A Vacuum Truck To Recover Refined Product
Prpty
1900
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Preparer Name
D***** H***** J*
Preparer Title
Dot Regulatory Advisor
Preparer Email
D**************@e*********.com
Preparer Telephone
409-757-6256
Preparer Fax
409-757-6899
Prepared Date
2013-04-03 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
C**** W******
Authorizer Telephone
409-757-6507
Authorizer Title
Oil Movements Section Supervisor
Authorizer Email
C**************@e*********.com
Narrative
On 12/11/12 an electrical breaker was found tripped at the colonial tank farm causing the gasoline header sump pump to lose electrical power resulting in overfilling of contents of the gasoline header sump. Approximately 12 gallons (0.3 barrels) of gasoline spilled to ground. The spill was confined to company property and clean-up efforts were completed. The root cause of the electrical breaker trip is under investigation.
| Report Received Date | 2012-12-17 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120361 |
| Supplemental Number | 17766 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 12624 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Mobil Corp |
| Operator Street Address | 1795 Burt Street |
| Operator City Name | Beaumont |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77701-6312 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-12-11 13:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.9771376 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -94.0563685 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Gasoline (Non-Ethanol) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.3 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.3 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Colonial Tank Farm |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77704 |
| Onshore City Name | Beaumont |
| Onshore County Name | Jefferson |
| Federal | Yes |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Sump |
| Release Type | Overfill Or Overflow |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 100 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 300 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 1500 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Used A Vacuum Truck To Recover Refined Product |
| Prpty | 1900 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Eq Failure Type | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Preparer Name | D***** H***** J* |
| Preparer Title | Dot Regulatory Advisor |
| Preparer Email | D**************@e*********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 409-757-6256 |
| Preparer Fax | 409-757-6899 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-04-03 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | C**** W****** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 409-757-6507 |
| Authorizer Title | Oil Movements Section Supervisor |
| Authorizer Email | C**************@e*********.com |
| Narrative | On 12/11/12 an electrical breaker was found tripped at the colonial tank farm causing the gasoline header sump pump to lose electrical power resulting in overfilling of contents of the gasoline header sump. Approximately 12 gallons (0.3 barrels) of gasoline spilled to ground. The spill was confined to company property and clean-up efforts were completed. The root cause of the electrical breaker trip is under investigation. |
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