PHMSA Report 20240041
PHMSA Report 20240041
Hazardous liquid gravity and reporting-regulated-only incident in ANDREWS, ANDREWS County, TX. Reported cause: INCORRECT OPERATION. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, 8 CRUDE OIL released, $2,000 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: 20240041.
Operator ID: 31888.
Reported incident date: 4/22/2024 15:00.
Cause detail: TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR ALLOWED OR CAUSED TO OVERFILL OR OVERFLOW
Cause detail: ON 4/22/2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:00, A MEASUREMENT TECH NOTICED PRODUCT COMING FROM THE MIDLAND FARMS TO DJ JUNCTION 8-INCH LINE SUMP. A RECEIVER TRAP DRAIN VALVE WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE BEEN LEFT PARTIALLY OPEN AFTER LAST OPERATION WHICH ALLOWED CONTINUOUS FLOW TO THE SUMP WHICH OVERFILLED. THE DRAIN VALVE WAS IMMEDIATELY CLOSED TO STOP THE LEAK. APPROXIMATELY 8 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED TO THE SOIL. A CONTRACTOR CREW CLEANED UP PRODUCT AND REMOVED CONTAMINATED SOIL FOR OFFSITE REMEDIATION. THE RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYEE'S QUALIFICATIONS WERE SUSPENDED AND THEY WILL BE RE-TRAINED.
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