PETROLEUM FUEL AND TERMINAL COMPANY
hazardous_liquid Incident — — April 29, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | April 29, 2015 |
| Operator | PETROLEUM FUEL AND TERMINAL COMPANY |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 39.30503, -76.55721 |
Cause
| Cause | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD |
| Subcause | "DESIGN-, CONSTRUCTION-, INSTALLATION-, OR FABRICATION-RELATED" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $136,851 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT 11:00 ON 4/29/2015, TERMINAL MANAGER IDENTIFIED AN AREA OF SATURATED SOIL NEXT TO TANK #104 THAT APPEARED ABOUT 2' IN DISTANCE FROM THE TANK BOTTOM AND WAS 8-10' IN LENGTH. THE SOIL SMELLED OF GASOLINE AND TANK BOTTOM WATER. UNINTENTIONAL RELEASE OF PRODUCT ESTIMATED AT 5-10 GALS. TERMINAL MANAGER IMMEDIATELY CALLED TERMINAL PERSONNEL FOR ASSISTANCE TO EMPTY TANK AND REMOVE CONTAMINATED SOIL. AT 11:50, TANK STRIPPING BEGAN AND WAS COMPLETED AT 07:45 ON 4/30/15. CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED BY FACILITY PERSONNEL AND PLACED INTO A 55 GALLON DRUM FOR DISPOSAL. IN THE MEANTIME, NOTIFICATIONS WERE COMPLETED TO NRC, MDE AND MARYLAND PSC BY 12:30. THE TANK WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1963. IN 2006 A NEW TANK FLOOR WAS INSTALLED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE MOST RECENT OUT-OF-SERVICE API 653 INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IN 2006 IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE INSTALLATION OF NEW FLOOR. AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT AND SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS, AN API 653 OUT-OF-SERVICE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON 5/22/15."
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.