"BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP"
hazardous_liquid Incident — — September 20, 2011
Incident Information
| Incident Date | September 20, 2011 |
| Operator | "BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP" |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 42.95776, -76.52713 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $84,345 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT 6:50 ON THE MORNING OF 9/20/2011, AN ALARM SOUNDED FOR PRODUCT ON THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT POND AT AUBURN STATION. THIS ALARM TRIGGERED THE SHUT DOWN OF THE STATION. VISUAL INSPECTION CONFIRMED PRODUCT ON THE POND AND IN THE TANK CATCH BASINS. ALL PROPER NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED. A VAC TRUCK AND EXCAVATOR WERE ORDERED ON SITE. AFTER SEVERAL EXPLORATORY EXCAVATIONS WERE MADE, A PINHOLE WAS FOUND IN THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION ON THE TANK 318 LINE. TANK AND LINE FILL CALCULATIONS SHOW THAT 23 BARRELS OF GASOLINE WERE RELEASED, OF WHICH 22 BARRELS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED. A TEMPORARY CLAMP WAS PUT IN PLACE UNTIL A PERMANENT PIPE REPLACEMENT COULD BE COMPLETED ON 10/3/2011. ALL REPAIRS ARE COMPLETE. REMEDIATION IS ONGOING. THE REMOVED SECTION OF THE DAMAGED PIPE HAS BEEN SENT TO AN INDEPENDENT LABORATORY FOR ANALYSIS. UPDATE 3/20/12: THE METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS SHOWED THE LIKELY CAUSE WAS WATER THAT GATHERED IN SOME LOCALIZED PITTING NEAR A GIRTH WELD. ALL REPAIRS AND REMEDIATION HAVE BEEN COMPLETED."
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.