PHMSA Report 20240031
PHMSA Report 20240031
Hazardous liquid gravity and reporting-regulated-only incident in BUCKEYE, LEA County, NM. Reported cause: EQUIPMENT FAILURE. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, 0.5 CRUDE OIL released, $76 reported property damage. Operator-reported incident data submitted to PHMSA, generally within 30 days. Records may be supplemented or corrected and do not represent final agency causal findings.
Report number: 20240031.
Operator ID: 39950.
Reported incident date: 3/27/2024 8:11.
Cause detail: OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURE
Cause detail: ON MARCH 27, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:11 A.M., OPERATING PERSONNEL DISCOVERED A 1/2-BARREL CRUDE OIL RELEASE ORIGINATING FROM THE BARREL DOOR ON A LAUNCHER TRAP. THE APPARENT CAUSE OF THE RELEASE WAS THE FAILURE OF THE O-RING ON THE TRAP DOOR FROM HEAT EXPANSION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND THE SITE WAS CLEANED UP AND REPAIRED PROMPTLY.
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