"BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — December 28, 2020
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 28, 2020 |
| Operator | "BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP" |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 43.63677, -70.28302 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $13,600 |
| Emergency Response | $4,800 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 12/28/2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 07:40 HOURS THE LOCAL BUCKEYE PERSONNEL WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE ROUNDS AND DISCOVERED ULSD SPRAYING FROM THE PROVER. HE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE CONTROL CENTER TO SHUT DOWN AND ISOLATE THE TERMINAL. THE LINE WAS SHUT DOWN AT 07:42 HOURS. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE TEFLON GASKET LOCATED BETWEEN THE TWO SECTIONS OF THE STAINLESS STEEL BALL VALVE FAILED FROM WEAR ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE VALVE. ICE FORMED AND THERMAL EXPANSION CAUSED A SEPARATION OF THE VALVE THREADS. ALL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE. OSRO ARRIVED ON SITE. APPROXIMATELY 100 GALLONS OF ULSD WAS RELEASED INTO SECONDARY CONTAINMENT AND RECOVERED. CLEAN UP ACTIVITIES WERE COMPLETED AND ALL AFFECTED STONE AND SOIL WAS PROPERLY DISPOSED OF. THE FAILED BALL VALVE WAS REPLACED, TESTED AND LINE RETUNED TO NORMAL OPERATIONS AT APPROXIMATELY 17:00 HOURS"
About This Pipeline Incident
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