Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2020-08-05 — 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)
$556,000
Incident datetime
2020-08-05 15:50
Report number
Location
PA
Narrative
On the afternoon of august 5, 2020 station employee at council bluffs terminal in council bluffs, iowa observed a couple of rivets weeping near the bottom of tank 3. Buckeye detected product in the interstitial space of less than two gallons of transmix. The product is determined to be between the two bottoms of a double bottom tank. No product left the interstitial space or outside the containment area. Update 11-1-2021: a decision was made to take this tank out of service and buckeye has no plans to it place it back in service unless needed. This tank will not be utilized until further investigation and inspection occurs.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2020-09-04 00:00:00
Iyear
2020
Report Number
20200246
Supplemental Number
35976
Report Type
Supplemental 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
2020-08-05 15:50:00
Location Latitude
41.213502
Location Longitude
-95.831935
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Mixture Of Refined Products (Transmix Or Other Mixture)
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.1
Recovered Bbls
0.1
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2020-08-05 15:50:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Breakout Tank Or Storage Vessel, Including Attached Appurtenances
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Release Was Actively Stopped
On Site Datetime
2020-08-05 15:50:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2020-08-05 16:48:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1283798
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Council Bluffs Terminal
Segment Name
Betnb
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ia
Onshore Postal Code
51503
Onshore City Name
Council Bluffs
Onshore County Name
Pottawattamie
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
901123
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Tank, Including Attached Appurtenances
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Tank/vessel
Tank Vessel Subtype
Double Bottom System
Tank Type
Atmospheric
Api Std Out Of Service Year
2006
Api Std In Service Year
2017
Installation Year
1939
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
No
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
No
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
5
Est Cost Prop Damage
556000
Est Cost Emergency
5
Est Cost Environmental
5
Est Cost Other
5000
Est Cost Other Details
Internal Labor Cost
Prpty
561015
Accident Psig
0
Mop Psig
0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Pipeline Function
< 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Scada In Place Ind
No
Cpm In Place Ind
No
Investigation Status
No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the accident
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Cause Details
Internal Corrosion
Internal External
Internal Corrosion
Int Visual Exam Results
General Corrosion
Int Other Corrosion Ind
Yes
Int Corrosion Type Details
Pending Investigation - Tank Has Been Placed Out Of Service
Int Other Basis Ind
Yes
Int Corrosion Basis Details
Pending Investigation - Tank Has Been Placed Out Of Service
Int Other Loc Ind
Yes
Corrosion Location Details
Tank Double Bottom
Corrosion Inhibitors
No
Corrosion Lining
No
Cleaning Dewatering
Not Applicable - Not Mainline Pipe
Corrosion Coupons
Not Applicable - Not Mainline Pipe
Preparer Name
J**** P*****
Preparer Title
Region Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
J*******@b******.com
Preparer Telephone
219-796-8225
Prepared Date
2021-11-09 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
C****** P********
Authorizer Telephone
610-904-4113
Authorizer Title
Director - Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Email
C*********@b******.com
Narrative
On the afternoon of august 5, 2020 station employee at council bluffs terminal in council bluffs, iowa observed a couple of rivets weeping near the bottom of tank 3. Buckeye detected product in the interstitial space of less than two gallons of transmix. The product is determined to be between the two bottoms of a double bottom tank. No product left the interstitial space or outside the containment area. Update 11-1-2021: a decision was made to take this tank out of service and buckeye has no plans to it place it back in service unless needed. This tank will not be utilized until further investigation and inspection occurs.
| Report Received Date | 2020-09-04 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2020 |
| Report Number | 20200246 |
| Supplemental Number | 35976 |
| Report Type | Supplemental 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 | 2020-08-05 15:50:00 |
| Location Latitude | 41.213502 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -95.831935 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Mixture Of Refined Products (Transmix Or Other Mixture) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.1 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.1 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2020-08-05 15:50:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Breakout Tank Or Storage Vessel, Including Attached Appurtenances |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Release Was Actively Stopped |
| On Site Datetime | 2020-08-05 15:50:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2020-08-05 16:48:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1283798 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Council Bluffs Terminal |
| Segment Name | Betnb |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ia |
| Onshore Postal Code | 51503 |
| Onshore City Name | Council Bluffs |
| Onshore County Name | Pottawattamie |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 901123 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Tank, Including Attached Appurtenances |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Tank/vessel |
| Tank Vessel Subtype | Double Bottom System |
| Tank Type | Atmospheric |
| Api Std Out Of Service Year | 2006 |
| Api Std In Service Year | 2017 |
| Installation Year | 1939 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | No |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 5 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 556000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 5 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 5 |
| Est Cost Other | 5000 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Internal Labor Cost |
| Prpty | 561015 |
| Accident Psig | 0 |
| Mop Psig | 0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | < 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Cpm In Place Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the accident |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Corrosion Failure |
| Cause Details | Internal Corrosion |
| Internal External | Internal Corrosion |
| Int Visual Exam Results | General Corrosion |
| Int Other Corrosion Ind | Yes |
| Int Corrosion Type Details | Pending Investigation - Tank Has Been Placed Out Of Service |
| Int Other Basis Ind | Yes |
| Int Corrosion Basis Details | Pending Investigation - Tank Has Been Placed Out Of Service |
| Int Other Loc Ind | Yes |
| Corrosion Location Details | Tank Double Bottom |
| Corrosion Inhibitors | No |
| Corrosion Lining | No |
| Cleaning Dewatering | Not Applicable - Not Mainline Pipe |
| Corrosion Coupons | Not Applicable - Not Mainline Pipe |
| Preparer Name | J**** P***** |
| Preparer Title | Region Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | J*******@b******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 219-796-8225 |
| Prepared Date | 2021-11-09 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | C****** P******** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 610-904-4113 |
| Authorizer Title | Director - Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | C*********@b******.com |
| Narrative | On the afternoon of august 5, 2020 station employee at council bluffs terminal in council bluffs, iowa observed a couple of rivets weeping near the bottom of tank 3. Buckeye detected product in the interstitial space of less than two gallons of transmix. The product is determined to be between the two bottoms of a double bottom tank. No product left the interstitial space or outside the containment area. Update 11-1-2021: a decision was made to take this tank out of service and buckeye has no plans to it place it back in service unless needed. This tank will not be utilized until further investigation and inspection occurs. |
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