WEST SHORE PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — January 28, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 28, 2014 |
| Operator | WEST SHORE PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 41.62686, -87.44338 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $7,026 |
| Emergency Response | $12,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AT 10:16 AM CST ON JANUARY 28, 2014 A RELEASE WAS IDENTIFIED BY WEST SHORE PERSONNEL AT THE TERMINAL IN EAST CHICAGO, IN. GASOLINE WAS BEING RELEASED FROM THE DOOR ON THE WEST SHORE LAUNCHER BARREL. THE LINE WAS ISOLATED AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES WERE INITIATED. ALL APPROPRIATE NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE. APPROXIMATELY 42 GALLONS OF GASOLINE WERE RELEASED, AND 37 GALLONS WERE RECOVERED. THE GASOLINE WAS CONTAINED IN THE ICE AND SNOW ON THE GROUND, AND NO PRODUCT IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER CLEAN UP. NO ROCK OR SOIL WAS REMOVED AND NO REMEDIATION WAS NEEDED. ONCE IT WAS DETERMINED SAFE TO RESTART THE LINE, THE LINE WAS RESTARTED AT 6:08 PM CST ON JANUARY 28, 2014. THE LAUNCHER WAS REMOVED ON JANUARY 28, 2014 AND REPAIRED. IT WILL NOT BE REINSTALLED UNTIL IT IS NEEDED.
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.