"KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — April 7, 2017
Incident Information
| Incident Date | April 7, 2017 |
| Operator | "KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC" |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 40.58889, -74.21437 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | MALFUNCTION OF CONTROL/RELIEF EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $45,151 |
| Emergency Response | $1,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 4/7/17 AT APPROX. 0900 (EST), KINDER MORGAN OPERATOR NOTICED PRODUCT LEAKING INTO THE HDPE LINER. THE MOVE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM WAS CALLED IN FOR CLEAN UP AND INITIAL RESPONSE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT APPROX 100 GALLONS OF GASOLINE LEAKED INTO SECONDARY CONTAINMENT AS A RESULT OF A FLOW SWITCH FAILING. NJ DEP (CASE# 17-0407-1022-58) AND NRC (1175076) WAS NOTIFIED. THE NRC WAS NOTIFIED TWICE AS WE WERE UNAWARE OF THE FIRST NOTIFICATION (1175078). A FOLLOW UP WAS ALSO MADE TO THE NRC (1175206) ON 4/9/17."
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.