Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-08-31 — 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)
$232
Incident datetime
2013-08-31 14:36
Report number
Location
PA
Narrative
At 2:36 pm cst on august 31, 2013 a release was identified by buckeye personnel at milan station in galt, mo. Product was being released from a flow gauge on a densitometer. The line was isolated and emergency response procedures were initiated. All appropriate notifications were made. Approximately 34 gallons of gasoline were released, and 29 gallons were recovered in a designed pan under the densitometer. The remaining five gallons were released onto gravel in a fine mist, and evaporated. No rock or soil was removed and no remediation was needed. Once it was determined safe to restart the line (bypassing the densitometer), the line was restarted at 6:30 pm cst on august 31, 2013. The flow gauge was repaired on september 9, 2013.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-09-27 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130330
Supplemental Number
18626
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
1845
Name
Buckeye Partners, Lp
Operator Street Address
The Buckeye Building 6161 Hamilton Boulevar
Operator City Name
Allentown
Operator State Abbreviation
PA
Operator Postal Code
18106
Local Datetime
2013-08-31 14:36:00
Location Latitude
40.203611
Location Longitude
-93.326669
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
0.81
Recovered Bbls
0.69
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-08-31 14:36:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2013-08-31 14:46:00
Restart Datetime
2013-08-31 18:30:00
On Site Datetime
2013-08-31 14:36:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Milan Station (Im)
Onshore State Abbreviation
Mo
Onshore Postal Code
64641
Onshore City Name
Galt
Onshore County Name
Sullivan
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Meter/prover
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
18
Est Cost Prop Damage
232
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
250
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Other Equipment Failure
Eq Failure Type
Other Equipment Failure
Preparer Name
L** H*****
Preparer Title
Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
L******@b******.com
Preparer Telephone
610-904-4248
Preparer Fax
610-904-4544
Prepared Date
2013-09-27 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
J*** R*******
Authorizer Telephone
610-904-4185
Authorizer Title
Regulatory Compliance Manager
Authorizer Email
J********@b******.com
Narrative
At 2:36 pm cst on august 31, 2013 a release was identified by buckeye personnel at milan station in galt, mo. Product was being released from a flow gauge on a densitometer. The line was isolated and emergency response procedures were initiated. All appropriate notifications were made. Approximately 34 gallons of gasoline were released, and 29 gallons were recovered in a designed pan under the densitometer. The remaining five gallons were released onto gravel in a fine mist, and evaporated. No rock or soil was removed and no remediation was needed. Once it was determined safe to restart the line (bypassing the densitometer), the line was restarted at 6:30 pm cst on august 31, 2013. The flow gauge was repaired on september 9, 2013.
| Report Received Date | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130330 |
| Supplemental Number | 18626 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 1845 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Buckeye Partners, Lp |
| Operator Street Address | The Buckeye Building 6161 Hamilton Boulevar |
| Operator City Name | Allentown |
| Operator State Abbreviation | PA |
| Operator Postal Code | 18106 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-08-31 14:36:00 |
| Location Latitude | 40.203611 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -93.326669 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 | 0.81 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.69 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-08-31 14:36:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2013-08-31 14:46:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2013-08-31 18:30:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-08-31 14:36:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Milan Station (Im) |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Mo |
| Onshore Postal Code | 64641 |
| Onshore City Name | Galt |
| Onshore County Name | Sullivan |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Meter/prover |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 18 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 232 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 250 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Other Equipment Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Other Equipment Failure |
| Preparer Name | L** H***** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | L******@b******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 610-904-4248 |
| Preparer Fax | 610-904-4544 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | J*** R******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 610-904-4185 |
| Authorizer Title | Regulatory Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Email | J********@b******.com |
| Narrative | At 2:36 pm cst on august 31, 2013 a release was identified by buckeye personnel at milan station in galt, mo. Product was being released from a flow gauge on a densitometer. The line was isolated and emergency response procedures were initiated. All appropriate notifications were made. Approximately 34 gallons of gasoline were released, and 29 gallons were recovered in a designed pan under the densitometer. The remaining five gallons were released onto gravel in a fine mist, and evaporated. No rock or soil was removed and no remediation was needed. Once it was determined safe to restart the line (bypassing the densitometer), the line was restarted at 6:30 pm cst on august 31, 2013. The flow gauge was repaired on september 9, 2013. |
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