"BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — February 12, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | February 12, 2014 |
| Operator | "BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP" |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 41.42186, -81.76144 |
Cause
| Cause | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE |
| Subcause | "EARTH MOVEMENT, NOT DUE TO HEAVY RAINS/FLOODS" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $42,052 |
| Emergency Response | $83,474 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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.