"KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC"

hazardous_liquid Incident — — April 20, 2013

Incident Information

Incident DateApril 20, 2013
Operator"KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC"
CommodityREFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates40.59063, -74.21935

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
SubcauseTHREADED CONNECTION/COUPLING FAILURE

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$200
Emergency Response$0
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

WHILE OPERATORS WERE WORKING NEAR TANK 100-3 THEY SMELLED GAS AND WHILE LOOKING AROUND FOR THE SOURCE THEY SAW THAT THE DENSITOMETER PUMP WAS LEAKING. THE ISOLATED THE PUMP AND STOPPED THE LEAK. THE DENSITOMETER PUMP CONTAINMENT WAS FILLED WITH 25 GALLONS OF PRODUCT.

About This Pipeline Incident

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