BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 40.61244, -74.24110 |
Cause
| Cause | OTHER ACCIDENT CAUSE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED FROM THIRD PARTY MONITORING WELLS ON 8/22/201. THE RESULTS OF THESE SAMPLES INDICATED HISTORICAL, WEATHERED PRODUCT. SAMPLES WERE AGAIN COLLECTED ON 9/8/2014. THE RESULTS OF THAT SAMPLE WERE RECEIVED ON 9/26/2014 AND INDICATED THE PRESENCE OF FRESH GASOLINE. TANK 99 HAD ALREADY BEEN EMPTIED AND TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE ON 9/22/14 @ 22:51. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF FRESH PRODUCT AROUND THE TANK, AND THE MONITORING WELL LOCATED CLOSEST TO THE TANK INDICATED NO SIGNS OF PRODUCT. A BUCKEYE INVESTIGATION IS PROCEEDING. UPDATE 6/12/2015: THE RESULTS OF MULTIPLE TESTS PERFORMED ON THE INTERNAL SURFACE OF THE FLOOR OF TANK 99, IN THE VICINITY OF THE RELEASE LOCATION, INDICATED THAT A CRACK LIKELY INITIATED AT THE TOE END OF A WELD FILLET WELD. LABORATORY RESULTS STATE THAT IT IS PROBABLE THAT LOW CYCLE FATIGUE WAS THE PRIMARY FAILURE OF THE MECHANISM. FOLLOWING THE ANALYSIS OF THE DATA COLLECTED FROM THE TANK FLOOR BOTTOM INSPECTION AND LABORATORY RESULTS, REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, AND A HELIUM TEST WAS PERFORMED TO CONFIRM THE INTEGRITY OF THE BOTTOM TO TANK 99. TANK 99 WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
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.