Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-06-06 — TX
Operator
Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership
Cause
Incorrect Operation
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$5,000
Incident datetime
2013-06-06 18:07
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Atch pigs had been unloaded from the line 61 receiving scraper trap at the flanagan terminal. At approximately 6:00 pm the operations technician was on the valve platform above the trap barrel and had just completed filling the scraper trap when he received a phone call from the edmonton control center to advise that the sump level was high and rising. The operations technician immediately inspected the trap drain valves and found that one of the 4" ball valves was not completely closed. The technician closed the valve and proceeded to the sump tank area to discover that oil had been released onto the ground from the manual dump funnel. The technician secured the area and then notified the appropriate personnel of the incident. Cleanup was completed this same evening. Seven cubic yards of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of at an approved site.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-07-01 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130232
Supplemental Number
19325
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
11169
Name
Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership
Operator Street Address
915 N Eldridge Parkway, Suite 1100
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77079
Local Datetime
2013-06-06 18:07:00
Location Latitude
40.94267
Location Longitude
-88.64449
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.6
Recovered Bbls
0.6
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-06-06 18:07:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
There Was No Failure Of Pipe Or Pipe Components Associated With This Incident
On Site Datetime
2013-06-06 18:07:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Flanagan Terminal
Segment Name
Flanagan Terminal Station Piping Sump Tank
Onshore State Abbreviation
Il
Onshore Postal Code
61764
Onshore City Name
Pontiac
Onshore County Name
Livingston
Federal
No
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
47
Est Cost Prop Damage
5000
Est Cost Emergency
16000
Est Cost Environmental
10000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
31047
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Incorrect Operation
Cause Details
Tank, Vessel, Or Sump/separator Allowed Or Caused To Overfill Or Overflow
Operation Type
Tank, Vessel, Or Sump/separator Allowed Or Caused To Overfill Or Overflow
Preparer Name
S**** S****
Preparer Title
Compliance Analyst
Preparer Email
S**********@e*******.com
Preparer Telephone
218-464-5754
Preparer Fax
218-464-5992
Prepared Date
2014-04-28 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D**** S*******
Authorizer Telephone
218-464-5751
Authorizer Title
Manager Us Pipeline Compliance
Authorizer Email
D*************@e*******.com
Narrative
Atch pigs had been unloaded from the line 61 receiving scraper trap at the flanagan terminal. At approximately 6:00 pm the operations technician was on the valve platform above the trap barrel and had just completed filling the scraper trap when he received a phone call from the edmonton control center to advise that the sump level was high and rising. The operations technician immediately inspected the trap drain valves and found that one of the 4" ball valves was not completely closed. The technician closed the valve and proceeded to the sump tank area to discover that oil had been released onto the ground from the manual dump funnel. The technician secured the area and then notified the appropriate personnel of the incident. Cleanup was completed this same evening. Seven cubic yards of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of at an approved site.
| Report Received Date | 2013-07-01 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130232 |
| Supplemental Number | 19325 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 11169 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership |
| Operator Street Address | 915 N Eldridge Parkway, Suite 1100 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77079 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-06-06 18:07:00 |
| Location Latitude | 40.94267 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -88.64449 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.6 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.6 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-06-06 18:07:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | There Was No Failure Of Pipe Or Pipe Components Associated With This Incident |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-06-06 18:07:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Flanagan Terminal |
| Segment Name | Flanagan Terminal Station Piping Sump Tank |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Il |
| Onshore Postal Code | 61764 |
| Onshore City Name | Pontiac |
| Onshore County Name | Livingston |
| Federal | No |
| 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 | 47 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 5000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 16000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 10000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 31047 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Incorrect Operation |
| Cause Details | Tank, Vessel, Or Sump/separator Allowed Or Caused To Overfill Or Overflow |
| Operation Type | Tank, Vessel, Or Sump/separator Allowed Or Caused To Overfill Or Overflow |
| Preparer Name | S**** S**** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Analyst |
| Preparer Email | S**********@e*******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 218-464-5754 |
| Preparer Fax | 218-464-5992 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | D**** S******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 218-464-5751 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Us Pipeline Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | D*************@e*******.com |
| Narrative | Atch pigs had been unloaded from the line 61 receiving scraper trap at the flanagan terminal. At approximately 6:00 pm the operations technician was on the valve platform above the trap barrel and had just completed filling the scraper trap when he received a phone call from the edmonton control center to advise that the sump level was high and rising. The operations technician immediately inspected the trap drain valves and found that one of the 4" ball valves was not completely closed. The technician closed the valve and proceeded to the sump tank area to discover that oil had been released onto the ground from the manual dump funnel. The technician secured the area and then notified the appropriate personnel of the incident. Cleanup was completed this same evening. Seven cubic yards of contaminated soil was removed and disposed of at an approved site. |
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