"BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — September 7, 2018
Incident Information
| Incident Date | September 7, 2018 |
| Operator | "BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP" |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 40.83983, -84.92761 |
Cause
| Cause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE |
| Subcause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE BY OPERATOR'S CONTRACTOR (SECOND PARTY) |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,542,213 |
| Emergency Response | $2,710,741 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
"ON SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:10 P.M. EST, BUCKEYE CONTROL CENTER RECEIVED AN IMMEDIATE LEAK WARN ALARM ON THE LA402XX PIPELINE SYSTEM. THE PIPELINE WAS REMOTELY SHUT DOWN BY THE CONTROL CENTER AT 6:13 P.M. AND REMOTE ISOLATION VALVES WERE CLOSED AT 6:17 P.M. THE CONTROL CENTER NOTIFIED THE LOCAL OPERATIONS MANAGER AND HE IMMEDIATELY DISPATCHED RESOURCES TO CLOSE MANUAL BLOCK VALVES. ALL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS WERE COMPLETED AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES WERE INITIATED. LOCAL RESOURCES AND OSRO RESPONDED TO THE AREA TO CONTAIN AND RECOVER THE SPILLED JET FUEL. INITIAL ESTIMATED RELEASE VOLUME WAS APPROXIMATELY 180 BARRELS OF JET-A, LATER DETERMINED TO BE 195 BARRELS. THE 48 HOUR NOTIFICATION WAS COMPLETED ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2018 AT 1:21 P.M. INCIDENT REPORT# 1224102. THE DAMAGED PIPELINE WAS REPLACED USING AN HDD REPAIR METHOD UNDER THE ST. MARY'S RIVER. THE CAUSE OF THE RUPTURE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, THE DAMAGED PIPE IS SCHEDULED TO BE REMOVED FOR METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS ON OCTOBER 10TH, 2018. A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED ONCE PIPE HAS BEEN EVALUATED BY THIRD PARTY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: THE METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS INDICATED THAT THE PIPELINE FAILED AS A RESULT OF TOP SIDE MECHANICAL DAMAGE THAT RESULTED IN DEFORMATION AND DENTING OF THE PIPE. THE FAILURE INITIATED AT A RE-ROUNDING CRACK, THAT AS LIKELY AT LEAST 0.043 INCHES (21% OF NOMINAL WALL THICKNESS) DEEP, LOCATED WITHIN THE DEFORMATION. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A PRE-EXISTING (PRIOR TO THE MECHANICAL DAMAGE) FEATURE ON THE FRACTURE SURFACE OR OF FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH. 7/10/2019 - SUPPLEMENTAL/FINAL UPDATED PART A 11 ESTIMATED VOLUME OF COMMODITY RECOVERED (BARRELS) UPDATED PART C 6 APPROX. SIZE: IN. (WIDEST OPENING) BY UPDATED PART C 6 IN. (LENGTH CIRCUMFERENTIALLY OR AXIALLY) UPDATED PART D ESTIMATED PROPERTY DAMAGE 8A, 8C, 8D, 8E AND 8G UPDATED PART G 3 EXCAVATION DAMAGE AND CGA-DIRT PROGRAM QUESTIONS UPDATE TO NOTE IN NARRATIVE - REMOTE ISOLATION VALVES WERE CLOSED AT 6:20 P.M."
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.