BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 40.51931, -75.53415 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON 10/1/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:50 AM LOCAL BUCKEYE PERSONNEL WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OF 'CLEANING STRAINER' WHEN TWO BARRELS OF GASOLINE BEGAN ESCAPING FROM STRAINER OPENING. THE LOCAL OPERATORS IMMEDIATELY CLOSED AND ISOLATED THE STRAINER. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT LOCAL OPERATIONS DID NOT PROPERLY FOLLOW PROCEDURES TO PREPARE THE AREA FOR MAINTENANCE BY TURNING OFF THE POWER SOURCE AND LOCKING OUT THE ACTUATOR. THIS ALLOWED THE CONTROLLER TO OPEN AN INCORRECT REMOTE VALVE IN ERROR. ALL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE. OSRO ARRIVED ON SITE. CLEAN UP ACTIVITIES CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ALL AFFECTED STONE AND SOIL WAS PROPERLY DISPOSED OF. ALL PERSONNEL WERE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. NO FURTHER REMEDIATION IS NEEDED.
About This Pipeline Incident
Pipeline incident data is reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). All significant incidents involving fatalities, injuries, or property damage over $50,000 must be reported.