Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-04-17 — PA
Operator
Buckeye Partners, Lp
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)
$0
Incident datetime
2013-04-17 13:25
Report number
Location
PA
Narrative
On wednesday april 17, 2013 at approximately 13:25 a local operations personnel reported that a flange on the south east side of tank 16 was leaking gasoline. The flange involved in this release is located between a valve and a check valve. The flange had not been adequately tightened during a recent repair causing the release of gasoline, release amounts are estimated at 5 gallons. All procedures and protocols were followed properly. The release was contained within the tank dike area and cleaned promptly. The flange was tightened stopping the release. No additional remediation is required.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-05-13 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130167
Supplemental Number
18025
Report Type
Original 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
2013-04-17 13:25:00
Location Latitude
40.711466
Location Longitude
-84.131779
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
0.12
Recovered Bbls
0.12
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-04-17 13:25:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Breakout Tank Or Storage Vessel, Including Attached Appurtenances
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Tank Was Idle At The Time Of The Release
On Site Datetime
2013-04-17 13:25:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Lima South
Segment Name
Betli
Onshore State Abbreviation
Oh
Onshore Postal Code
45804
Onshore City Name
Lima
Onshore County Name
Allen
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Tank, Including Attached Appurtenances
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Flange Assembly
Tank Type
Atmospheric
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Connection Failure
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
0
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
5000
Est Cost Environmental
5000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
10000
Pipeline Function
< 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Defective Or Loose Tubing Or Fitting
Eq Failure Type
Defective Or Loose Tubing Or Fitting
Preparer Name
H*** S******
Preparer Title
Sr. Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
H*******@b******.com
Preparer Telephone
610-904-4916
Prepared Date
2013-05-13 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
J*** R*******
Authorizer Telephone
610-904-4185
Authorizer Title
Compliance Manager
Authorizer Email
J********@b******.com
Narrative
On wednesday april 17, 2013 at approximately 13:25 a local operations personnel reported that a flange on the south east side of tank 16 was leaking gasoline. The flange involved in this release is located between a valve and a check valve. The flange had not been adequately tightened during a recent repair causing the release of gasoline, release amounts are estimated at 5 gallons. All procedures and protocols were followed properly. The release was contained within the tank dike area and cleaned promptly. The flange was tightened stopping the release. No additional remediation is required.
| Report Received Date | 2013-05-13 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130167 |
| Supplemental Number | 18025 |
| Report Type | Original 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 | 2013-04-17 13:25:00 |
| Location Latitude | 40.711466 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -84.131779 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 | 0.12 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.12 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-04-17 13:25:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Breakout Tank Or Storage Vessel, Including Attached Appurtenances |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Tank Was Idle At The Time Of The Release |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-04-17 13:25:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Lima South |
| Segment Name | Betli |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Oh |
| Onshore Postal Code | 45804 |
| Onshore City Name | Lima |
| Onshore County Name | Allen |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Tank, Including Attached Appurtenances |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Flange Assembly |
| Tank Type | Atmospheric |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Connection Failure |
| 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 | 0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 5000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 5000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 10000 |
| Pipeline Function | < 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Defective Or Loose Tubing Or Fitting |
| Eq Failure Type | Defective Or Loose Tubing Or Fitting |
| Preparer Name | H*** S****** |
| Preparer Title | Sr. Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | H*******@b******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 610-904-4916 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-05-13 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | J*** R******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 610-904-4185 |
| Authorizer Title | Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Email | J********@b******.com |
| Narrative | On wednesday april 17, 2013 at approximately 13:25 a local operations personnel reported that a flange on the south east side of tank 16 was leaking gasoline. The flange involved in this release is located between a valve and a check valve. The flange had not been adequately tightened during a recent repair causing the release of gasoline, release amounts are estimated at 5 gallons. All procedures and protocols were followed properly. The release was contained within the tank dike area and cleaned promptly. The flange was tightened stopping the release. No additional remediation is required. |
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