"BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — February 4, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | February 4, 2014 |
| Operator | "BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP" |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 41.61292, -87.46893 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | PUMP OR PUMP-RELATED EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $6,233 |
| Emergency Response | $3,870 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT 3:30 PM CST ON FEBRUARY 4, 2014, A RELEASE WAS IDENTIFIED BY BUCKEYE LOCAL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL AT THE HAMMOND TERMINAL IN HAMMOND, IN. GASOLINE WAS BEING RELEASED FROM A SEAL ON A PUMP. THE PUMP WAS BEING BYPASSED AND WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME. EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES WERE INITIATED. ALL APPROPRIATE NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE. APPROXIMATELY 10 GALLONS OF GASOLINE WERE RELEASED, AND 10 GALLONS WERE RECOVERED. NO REMEDIATION WAS NEEDED (ALL PRODUCT WAS CONTAINED IN THE ICE AND SNOW). THE PUMP HAS BEEN DRAINED AND ISOLATED, AND THERE ARE NO PLANS TO PUT THE PUMP BACK INTO SERVICE AT THIS TIME."
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.