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Occurrence Date: |
22 April |
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Location: |
600442 |
| NRC Report Number: | Hennepin, OK |
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Source: |
8 Inch Pipeline |
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Material: |
Crude Oil |
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Severity: |
Major |
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Quantity Discharged: |
600 Barrels |
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Quantity in Water: |
None |
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Body of Water Affected: |
N/A |
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Federal On-Scene Coordinator: |
EPA VI |
| Description: On 22 April, 2002, at 1:00 PM local time, 600 barrels of crude oil released from a pipeline when a third party contractor struck the pipeline with an excavator. The release was to land only; no water was involved. The pipeline is described as an 8-inch, underground, transportation pipeline. There were no injuries, fatalities, or offsite impacts reported. At the time of the report (9:07 PM), all of the material had been vacuumed up and the excavation of the impacted soil was planned. The reporting party initially reported the spill at 2:53 PM local time (report #600400). CASE CLOSED |
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