"BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — April 20, 2017
Incident Information
| Incident Date | April 20, 2017 |
| Operator | "BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP" |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 40.69673, -84.12671 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | EXTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $300,000 |
| Emergency Response | $50,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON APRIL 20, 2017, AT 1400, BUCKEYE LEAD STATION OPERATOR DISCOVERED FREE PRODUCT AT THE WEST CONTAINMENT AREA AT LIMA STATION. THE TANKS IN THE AREA WERE IMMEDIATELY ISOLATED. ALL EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE. THE RELEASE VOLUME IS ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 160 GALLONS OF ULTRA LOW SULFUR DIESEL. THE SPILL WAS CONTAINED ON COMPANY PROPERTY IN THE CONTAINMENT DIKE. EXCAVATION OF THE AREA DISCOVERED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A CRACK AT A WELD ON UNDERGROUND PIPING. A PLIDCO CLAMP WAS INSTALLED OVER THE RELEASE POINT AS A TEMPORARY REPAIR. PERMANENT REPAIR HAS BEEN SCHEDULED. THE REMOVED PIPING WILL BE SENT TO THIRD PARTY FOR METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS. 8/17/2018 FIELD EXAMINATION OF THE LEAK POINT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN EXTERNAL CORROSION ON A GIRTH WELD. FINAL DETERMINATION WILL BE CONFIRMED WITH METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS ONCE PIPE IS REMOVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED ONCE TEST RESULTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. 12/3/2018 PERMANENT REPAIRS ARE SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2019. FINAL DETERMINATIONS WILL BE CONFIRMED WITH METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE REPAIRS. WILL COMPLETE A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IF ACTUAL FINDINGS ARE NOT EXTERNAL CORROSION AT GIRTH WELD."
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.