BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 41.60995, -87.46648 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| 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 07:30 AM ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 A RELEASE WAS IDENTIFIED BY BUCKEYE PERSONNEL AT THE HAMMOND TERMINAL IN HAMMOND, IN. A CONTRACTOR WORKING IN THE AREA OF THE 160 LINE MANIFOLD INADVERTENTLY OPENED A DRAIN VALVE WHILE WALKING IN THE AREA. THE DRAIN VALVE LED INTO A DRAIN TROUGH, WHICH OVERFLOWED WITH PRODUCT. THE LINE WAS ISOLATED AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES WERE INITIATED. ALL APPROPRIATE NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE. APPROXIMATELY 40 GALLONS OF SUB-GRADE GASOLINE WERE RELEASED, AND 40 GALLONS WERE RECOVERED. IMPACTED ROCK AND SOIL WERE REMOVED AND NO FURTHER REMEDIATION IS NEEDED. ONCE THE AREA WAS CLEANED AND IT WAS SAFE TO RESTART THE LINE, THE LINE WAS RESTARTED. *SUPPLEMENTAL SECTION E 5F ANSWERED
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.