"KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 19, 2019
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 19, 2019 |
| Operator | "KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC" |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 40.58214, -74.21238 |
Cause
| Cause | OTHER ACCIDENT CAUSE |
| Subcause | MISCELLANEOUS |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $8,913 |
| Emergency Response | $70,334 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT 08:25 ON 08/19/2019 A TERMINAL CONTRACTOR NOTICED STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AROUND THE TANK 45 AREA AND NOTIFIED TERMINAL EMPLOYEES. RELEASE OF GASOLINE FROM TANK CIRCULATION VALVE WAS DISCOVERED, ALL WORK AROUND AFFECTED TANK WAS TERMINATED AND THE TERMINAL'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (ERT) WAS DEPLOYED. ERT AND MUTUAL AID APPLIED A FOAM BLANKET AND MONITORED THE AREA FOR LEL'S. SUSPECTED TAMPERING WITH THE BOLTS IS BELIEVED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK ON THE CIRCULATION VALVE. LOCAL AUTHORITIES WERE NOTIFIED ONCE THE INVESTIGATION POINTED TO THE POSSIBILITY OF TAMPERING. THE BOLTS WERE TIGHTENED AND TORQUE PSI HAS BEEN TAKEN ON EACH OF THE BOLTS. FOLLOW UP NRC REPORT #: 1255862. 04/09/2025 - UPDATED BY PHMSA PER OPERATOR APPROVAL."
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.