BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 41.63953, -87.47242 |
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 THE MORNING OF JUNE 17TH, 2017, 0130 A RELEASE OF GASOLINE OCCURRED AT THE EAST CHICAGO TANK FARM. THE RELEASE OCCURRED INSIDE THE EAST CHICAGO JUNCTION AS A RESULT OF A BLEEDER VALVE BEING LEFT OPEN. THIS VALVE WAS BEING USED TO REFILL THE LINE AFTER A HYDROTEST, AND WAS LEFT UNATTENDED WHILE CREWS MONITORED OTHER AREA OF THE REFILL OPERATION. THIS RESULTED IN A RELEASE OF APPROXIMATELY 8 BARRELS OF GASOLINE. ALL PRODUCT WAS CONTAINED ON BUCKEYE PROPERTY. A VAC TRUCK AND CREW WERE ON SITE ALREADY AND QUICKLY MOBILIZED, ISOLATED THE LINE AND STOPPED ALL WORK. ALL FREE PRODUCT WAS PICKED UP AND CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED. ALL REQUIRED NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE. THE CITY OF EAST CHICAGO AND 911 DISPATCH CENTER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED PER REQUIREMENTS. UPDATE 2-20-2018: INTERNAL INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE SPILL WAS CAUSED BY FAILURE TO FOLLOW LOCK OUT/ TAG OUT (LOTO) PROCEDURES. ADDITIONAL TRAINING WAS MANDATED FOR ALL PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THE EVENT.
About This Pipeline Incident
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