A Michigan-based pipeline company will face civil penalties for violating federal regulations by failing to make timely repairs to its petroleum pipeline, a Sixth Circuit majority decided.
The US Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration fined Wolverine Pipe Line Co. $65,800 for failing to reduce the operating pressure of its pipeline after a dent was discovered and failing to complete additional repairs within 180 days.
According to court documents, Daniel Cooper, Wolverine’s only risk management specialist was informed of a dent and metal loss in one of Wolverine’s pipeline segments on June 10, 2015, via email. Cooper ...
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