BUCKEYE DEVELOPMENT & LOGISTICS, LLC

Incident Narrative

DURING A ROUTINE FACILITY CHECK ON THE MORNING OF JANUARY 13, 2011, LOCAL OPERATING PERSONNEL DISCOVERED A STAIN ON THE CONCRETE FOUNDATION OF TANK 1001. THE STAIN APPEARED TO BE GASOLINE AND WAS CONTAINED TO THE TANK FOUNDATION AND DID NOT IMPACT THE GROUND. EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES WERE INITIATED. THE PROCESS FOR EMPTYING THE TANK WAS STARTED. THE AREA AROUND THE TANK WAS MONITORED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL PRODUCT UNTIL THE TANK WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY ON JANUARY 18, 2011. NO ADDITIONAL RELEASED PRODUCT WAS DETECTED DURING THIS TIME. AFTER THE TANK WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY, THE VAPORS WERE REMOVED TO MAKE IT SAFE FOR PERSONNEL TO ENTER. ON JANUARY 19, 2011 PERSONNEL ENTERED THE TANK TO BEGIN DETERMINING THE SOURCE OF THE RELEASE USING VACUUM BOX TESTING. DUE TO THE SMALL SIZE OF THE RELEASE POINT, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DETECT. OTHER TEST METHODS SUCH AS HELIUM TESTING AND MAGNETIC PARTICLE TESTING LOCATED THE RELEASE POINT TO BE A 1/4 INCH LONG CRACK IN A WELD ON A FLOOR PLATE. THE AFFECTED SECTION OF FLOOR PLATE WAS CUT OUT AND REPLACED. THE REPAIR COSTS WERE COVERED BY THE TANK CONTRACTOR UNDER THE WARRANTY ON THE TANK. BUCKEYE'S COSTS WERE LESS THAN THE $50,000 REQUIREMENT FOR FILING AN ACCIDENT REPORT; HOWEVER, PHMSA HAS REQUESTED THAT BUCKEYE FILE THIS ACCIDENT REPORT DUE TO THE FACT THAT BUCKEYE'S COSTS AND THE CONTRACTOR WARRANY COSTS EXCEED THE $50,000 REQUIREMENT FOR FILING. SUPPLEMENTAL/FINAL REPORT FILED TO POPULATE PART E5.F AND REVISED THE CAUSE FROM OTHER TO EQUIPMENT FAILURE AT REQUEST OF PHMSA