BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 41.42186, -81.76144 |
Cause
| Cause | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AT 2:05 PM EST ON FEBRUARY 12, 2014 A RELEASE WAS IDENTIFIED BY BUCKEYE PERSONNEL AT THE TIEDEMAN ROAD VALVE SITE IN CLEVELAND, OH. GASOLINE WAS BEING RELEASED FROM A CRACKED FITTING ON GRAVITOMETER PIPING. THE LINE WAS ISOLATED AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES WERE INITIATED. ALL APPROPRIATE NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE. APPROXIMATELY 300 GALLONS OF GASOLINE WERE RELEASED, AND 300 GALLONS WERE RECOVERED. SOIL SAMPLING CONTINUES. ALL FREE PRODUCT WAS RECOVERED AND THE MAJORITY OF SOIL WAS REMOVED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE SMALL AREA TO BE REMOVED SOON. SOIL SAMPLING CONTINUES. THE LINE WAS RESTARTED AT 5:39 AM EST ON FEBRUARY 13, 2014, AND THE SITE MANNED UNTIL THE NEXT DAY, WHEN THE CRACKED FITTING AND SMALL PIPING WERE REPAIRED. THE PIPING WAS MODIFIED TO AVOID A SIMILAR FUTURE ISSUE. 240 TONS OF CONTAMINATED SOIL WERE REMOVED. ***SUPPLEMENTAL 7/21/14: PART C ITEM 6. CHANGED TO 'LEAK'. TYPE CHANGED TO 'CRACK'. ***SUPPLEMENTAL/FINAL 8/13/14: PART D ITEM 8. UPDATED COSTS PART H, UPDATED NARRATIVE TO REFLECT AMOUNT OF CONTAMINATED SOIL REMOVED.
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.