"BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — June 17, 2017
Incident Information
| Incident Date | June 17, 2017 |
| Operator | "BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP" |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 41.63953, -87.47242 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "VALVE LEFT OR PLACED IN WRONG POSITION, BUT NOT RESULTING IN A TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR OVERFLOW OR FACILITY OVERPRESSURE" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $15,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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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