The scene
It is Thursday, 6:30 in the morning. Honey Badger Logistics, Building C, has been open since 5:00, and Building B day shift started at 6:00. An Arrakis Fuel and Lubricants tank truck is filling diesel tank D-2 at the Building C fueling area, and a Honey Badger fueling attendant is attending the delivery. The D-2 high-level alarm goes off, and diesel comes out of the vent and down the side of the tank. The driver stops the truck pump. There is a diesel smell. About 40 gallons are out, running south across the open end of the fueling pad toward storm inlet SI-3. The drain cover is not on SI-3. The attendant has radioed Ellen Ripley. It is 50 degrees, dry and just getting light, with a light north wind.
Scene facts
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When, where and what
| Day, time and shift | Thursday, 6:30 a.m. Building C is open (5:00 a.m.). Building B day shift started at 6:00. |
| Where | Building C fueling area, tank D-2 and the fill port. PI-C-201 Detail 1, grid B4–B6; PI-C-001 grid E6. |
| Inside or outside | Outside. |
| What spilled (name on the label) | Diesel fuel. |
| What it was in | Tank D-2 (double-wall steel aboveground tank), being filled from an Arrakis Fuel & Lubricants tank truck. |
| How much the container holds | D-2 holds 5,000 gallons. The truck compartment holds 3,000 gallons. |
What happened
| Who was there and what they were doing | An Arrakis driver was delivering. A Honey Badger fueling attendant was attending the delivery. |
| What happened | D-2 overfilled. The high-level alarm sounded and diesel came out the vent. |
| How much is out | About 40 gallons. |
| Is it still leaking? | No. The driver stopped the truck pump. |
| What it spilled on | Concrete fueling pad. |
| Which way it is running | South across the open end of the pad toward SI-3. |
The scene now
| What you see right now | Diesel down the side of D-2 and a wet stream about 3 ft wide running south across the pad. Diesel odor. The SI-3 drain cover is not on the inlet. |
| Did anyone get it on them? | No. |
| People on site right now | Building C: about 24 plus drivers, and the Arrakis driver. Building B: about 42 (day shift), including 6 ERT members. |
| Weather and wind | 50 °F, dry, early light. Wind from the north, light. |
| What is nearby | Tank D-1. The fill port. Spill kit SK-8 by the fill port and SK-7 at the dispenser island. Dispenser island DI-1 and the emergency fuel shutoff (EFS). Storm inlet SI-3. Parked tractors in the yard. |
| What has been done so far, and who has been called | The driver stopped the truck pump. The attendant radioed Ellen Ripley. |
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