PETROLEUM FUEL AND TERMINAL COMPANY
hazardous_liquid Incident — — February 21, 2017
Incident Information
| Incident Date | February 21, 2017 |
| Operator | PETROLEUM FUEL AND TERMINAL COMPANY |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 39.27326, -76.57045 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $230,000 |
| Emergency Response | $160,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AT 09:20 ON 2/21/17 THE TERMINALS FOREMAN PERFORMED A GROUND INSPECTION AND FOUND ULTRA LOW SULFUR DIESEL INSIDE 195-17 TANKS CONTAINMENT AREA. ESTIMATED PRODUCT IN CONTAINMENT AREA WAS 500-1,000 GALLONS. NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE TO THE TERMINALS SPILL RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS TO INITIATE CLEANUP. NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE TO THE MDE AT 10:21, NRC AT 10:30, EPA AT 10:30, AND USCG AT 10:50. OPERATORS BEGAN EMPTYING THE TANK AT 10:27 ON 2/21/17 OF ITS 177,124 BARRELS. EMPTYING TANK WAS COMPLETED ON 2/24/17 AT 00:33. OPERATOR HAD SPILL RESPONSE CREWS ON SITE MONITORING AND REMOVING PRODUCT AS IT LEAKED INTO CONTAINMENT AREA WHILE THE TANK WAS BEING EMPTIED. TANK MANWAYS WERE REMOVED THEN PRODUCT WAS REMOVED FROM TANK VIA VACUUM TRUCK. TANK WAS CERTIFIED FOR LIMITED HOT WORK ON 3/2/17.
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.