Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-09-03 — PA
Operator
Buckeye Partners, Lp
Cause
Corrosion 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)
$10,000
Incident datetime
2012-09-03 18:52
Report number
Location
PA
Narrative
At 6:52 pm on september 3, 2012 a release was identified by buckeye personnel at the detroit terminal in detroit, mi, during a delivery from bp to the detroit terminal. Gasoline was released through a threaded plug on a dead leg of the pipeline manifold. Buckeye immediately notified bp. The line was isolated and emergency response procedures were initiated. All appropriate notifications were made. Approximately 100 gallons of gasoline were released, and 86 gallons were recovered. Impacted soil was removed and no further remediation is needed. The line has been repaired and is back in service. ***cost of remediation and repairs less than originally estimated *supplemental answered part e 5f
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-10-02 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120282
Supplemental Number
18862
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
1845
Name
Buckeye Partners, Lp
Operator Street Address
Five Tek Park
Operator City Name
Breinigsville
Operator State Abbreviation
PA
Operator Postal Code
18031
Local Datetime
2012-09-03 18:52:00
Location Latitude
42.282925
Location Longitude
-83.141045
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Gasoline (Non-Ethanol)
Unintentional Release Bbls
2.38
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
2.05
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-09-03 18:52:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2012-09-03 18:52:00
Restart Datetime
2012-09-04 22:00:00
On Site Datetime
2012-09-03 18:52:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2012-09-03 20:05:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1023180
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Detroit Terminal
Segment Name
Betwd
Onshore State Abbreviation
Mi
Onshore Postal Code
48217
Onshore City Name
Detroit
Onshore County Name
Wayne
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Other
Item Involved Details
Plug On Manifold Piping
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Connection Failure
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
High Pop Ind
Yes
High Pop Yes No
Yes
Usa Ecological Ind
Yes
Usa Ecological Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
0
Est Cost Prop Damage
10000
Est Cost Emergency
10000
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
20000
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Cause Details
External Corrosion
Internal External
External Corrosion
Preparer Name
H*** S******
Preparer Title
Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
H*******@b******.com
Preparer Telephone
610-904-4916
Preparer Fax
610-904-4545
Prepared Date
2013-12-19 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
J*** R*******
Authorizer Telephone
610-904-4185
Authorizer Title
Regulatory Compliance Manager
Authorizer Email
J********@b******.com
Narrative
At 6:52 pm on september 3, 2012 a release was identified by buckeye personnel at the detroit terminal in detroit, mi, during a delivery from bp to the detroit terminal. Gasoline was released through a threaded plug on a dead leg of the pipeline manifold. Buckeye immediately notified bp. The line was isolated and emergency response procedures were initiated. All appropriate notifications were made. Approximately 100 gallons of gasoline were released, and 86 gallons were recovered. Impacted soil was removed and no further remediation is needed. The line has been repaired and is back in service. ***cost of remediation and repairs less than originally estimated *supplemental answered part e 5f
| Report Received Date | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120282 |
| Supplemental Number | 18862 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 1845 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Buckeye Partners, Lp |
| Operator Street Address | Five Tek Park |
| Operator City Name | Breinigsville |
| Operator State Abbreviation | PA |
| Operator Postal Code | 18031 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-09-03 18:52:00 |
| Location Latitude | 42.282925 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -83.141045 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Gasoline (Non-Ethanol) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 2.38 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 2.05 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-09-03 18:52:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2012-09-03 18:52:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2012-09-04 22:00:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-09-03 18:52:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2012-09-03 20:05:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1023180 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Detroit Terminal |
| Segment Name | Betwd |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Mi |
| Onshore Postal Code | 48217 |
| Onshore City Name | Detroit |
| Onshore County Name | Wayne |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Other |
| Item Involved Details | Plug On Manifold Piping |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Connection Failure |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| High Pop Ind | Yes |
| High Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Ind | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 10000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 10000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 20000 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Corrosion Failure |
| Cause Details | External Corrosion |
| Internal External | External Corrosion |
| Preparer Name | H*** S****** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | H*******@b******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 610-904-4916 |
| Preparer Fax | 610-904-4545 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | J*** R******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 610-904-4185 |
| Authorizer Title | Regulatory Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Email | J********@b******.com |
| Narrative | At 6:52 pm on september 3, 2012 a release was identified by buckeye personnel at the detroit terminal in detroit, mi, during a delivery from bp to the detroit terminal. Gasoline was released through a threaded plug on a dead leg of the pipeline manifold. Buckeye immediately notified bp. The line was isolated and emergency response procedures were initiated. All appropriate notifications were made. Approximately 100 gallons of gasoline were released, and 86 gallons were recovered. Impacted soil was removed and no further remediation is needed. The line has been repaired and is back in service. ***cost of remediation and repairs less than originally estimated *supplemental answered part e 5f |
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