KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorKINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates40.59166, -74.22071

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

ON 10/31/2011 AT APPOX. 0715 DURING HIS CHECKING OF RELIEFS AN OPERATOR SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE 100-7/8/9 AREA. OPERATOR INVESTIGATED FURTHER TO DISCOVER A PINHOLE LEAK COMING FROM THE SIDE LINE OF 100-7/8/9. ALL PETROLEUM OPERATION KEY PERSONNEL, EH&S, AND MAINTENANCE NOTIFIED. THE LINE WAS ISOLATE, EMPTIED AND A THIRD PARTY CONTRACTOR WAS BROUGHT IN TO MAKE REPAIRS ON THE LINE. APPARENT CAUSE IS LOCALIZED CORRSION RESULTING IN A PIN HOLE LEAK.

About This Pipeline Incident

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