Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-05-12 — IL
Operator
Bp Usfo/logistics
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$3,700
Incident datetime
2012-05-12 11:15
Report number
Location
IL
Narrative
On may 12, 2012, following the commissioning of relief valve psv 2662 at carteret terminal, the technician noticed an estimated 20 gallons of ulsd below the relief valve. The line was down at the time the leak was discovered. The technician isolated the relief valve to stop the flow of product from the valve. The technician notified his terminal manager and began making arrangements to have the impacted area cleaned up. The release cause was identified to be a failed seal in the relief valve.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-06-10 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120177
Supplemental Number
17552
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
32044
Name
Bp Usfo/logistics
Operator Street Address
30 S. Wacker Drive
Operator City Name
Chicago
Operator State Abbreviation
IL
Operator Postal Code
60606
Local Datetime
2012-05-12 11:15:00
Location Latitude
40.588225
Location Longitude
-74.222514
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Diesel, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.48
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0.48
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-05-12 11:15:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
The Line Was Already Down And Was Not Scheduled To Be Operated.
On Site Datetime
2012-05-12 11:15:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2012-05-14 10:57:00
Nrc Rpt Num
32044
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Carteret Terminal
Onshore State Abbreviation
Nj
Onshore Postal Code
07008
Onshore City Name
Carteret
Onshore County Name
Middlesex
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
Terminal
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Relief Valve
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
High Pop Ind
Yes
High Pop Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
100
Est Cost Prop Damage
3700
Est Cost Emergency
3003
Est Cost Environmental
1000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
7803
Pipeline Function
< 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment
Preparer Name
S**** F*********
Preparer Title
Dot Compliance Advisor
Preparer Email
F*****@b*.com
Preparer Telephone
281-217-3703
Preparer Fax
281-366-3398
Prepared Date
2013-03-15 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
M****** S******
Authorizer Telephone
630-536-3495
Authorizer Title
Dot Team Leader - Affiliates
Authorizer Email
S*****@b*.com
Narrative
On may 12, 2012, following the commissioning of relief valve psv 2662 at carteret terminal, the technician noticed an estimated 20 gallons of ulsd below the relief valve. The line was down at the time the leak was discovered. The technician isolated the relief valve to stop the flow of product from the valve. The technician notified his terminal manager and began making arrangements to have the impacted area cleaned up. The release cause was identified to be a failed seal in the relief valve.
| Report Received Date | 2012-06-10 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120177 |
| Supplemental Number | 17552 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 32044 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Bp Usfo/logistics |
| Operator Street Address | 30 S. Wacker Drive |
| Operator City Name | Chicago |
| Operator State Abbreviation | IL |
| Operator Postal Code | 60606 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-05-12 11:15:00 |
| Location Latitude | 40.588225 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -74.222514 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Diesel, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.48 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.48 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-05-12 11:15:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | The Line Was Already Down And Was Not Scheduled To Be Operated. |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-05-12 11:15:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2012-05-14 10:57:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 32044 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Carteret Terminal |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Nj |
| Onshore Postal Code | 07008 |
| Onshore City Name | Carteret |
| Onshore County Name | Middlesex |
| Designated Location | Survey Station No. |
| Designated Name | Terminal |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Relief Valve |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| High Pop Ind | Yes |
| High Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 100 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 3700 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 3003 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 1000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 7803 |
| Pipeline Function | < 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment |
| Eq Failure Type | Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment |
| Preparer Name | S**** F********* |
| Preparer Title | Dot Compliance Advisor |
| Preparer Email | F*****@b*.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 281-217-3703 |
| Preparer Fax | 281-366-3398 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-03-15 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | M****** S****** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 630-536-3495 |
| Authorizer Title | Dot Team Leader - Affiliates |
| Authorizer Email | S*****@b*.com |
| Narrative | On may 12, 2012, following the commissioning of relief valve psv 2662 at carteret terminal, the technician noticed an estimated 20 gallons of ulsd below the relief valve. The line was down at the time the leak was discovered. The technician isolated the relief valve to stop the flow of product from the valve. The technician notified his terminal manager and began making arrangements to have the impacted area cleaned up. The release cause was identified to be a failed seal in the relief valve. |
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