Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2023-10-24 — LA
Operator
Imtt-Bayonne
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)
$4,500
Incident datetime
2023-10-24 00:00 UTC
Report number
Location
LA
Narrative
9/30/2023- while pumping break out tank 8559 with the 5702 pump to buckeye linden terminal, a nipple cracked on a thermal relief valve spilling approximately 200 barrels of gasoline into the secondary containment. Upon discovery imtt personnel shut down the operation and secured the source tank and all corresponding valves around the affected nipple. Imtt on-site emergency response team personnel responded and laid the area down with arfff foam. Imtt estimates 200 bbls were released. Approximately xxxx barrels were recovered into a frac tank. There were no injuries, ignitions, explosions or evacuations. All of the released product was contained to imtt property, inside of secondary containment.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2023-10-24 00:00:00
Iyear
2023
Report Number
20230249
Supplemental Number
39669
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
39149
Name
Imtt-Bayonne
Operator Street Address
400 Poydras Street Suite 3000
Operator City Name
New Orleans
Operator State Abbreviation
LA
Operator Postal Code
70130
Time Zone
Eastern
Daylight Savings Ind
No
Location Latitude
40.656297
Location Longitude
-74.090181
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
200
Recovered Bbls
25
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Status When Identified
Normal Operation, Includes Pauses Between Batches And During Maintenance
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Impacted Facilities Were Shut Down, Other Operations Continued
Communication State Fed Ind
Yes
Party Initiated Communication
Operator
Nrc Rpt Num
1380571
Additional Nrc Report Numbers
1380700
Ignite Ind
No
Notify Qualified Indiv Ind
No
Oil Spill Removal Org Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Imtt Bayonne
Segment Name
5702 Pump
Onshore State Abbreviation
Nj
Onshore Postal Code
07002
Onshore City Name
Bayonne
Onshore County Name
Hudson
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
5702 Pump Pad
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Relief Line And Relief Equipment
Installation Year
Unknown
Manufactured Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Connection Failure
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
Yes
Remediation Ind
Yes
Groundwater Remed Ind
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
Other Pop Ind
Yes
Other Pop Yes No
Yes
Usa Ecological Ind
Yes
Usa Ecological Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
25000
Est Cost Prop Damage
4500
Est Cost Emergency
8000
Est Cost Environmental
240000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
277500
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0
Num Resident Building Affctd
0
Num Business Building Affctd
0
Accident Psig
100
Mop Psig
175
Mop Cfr Section
Subpart E Pressure Test �195.406(A)(3)
Maop Established Date
2016-07-20 00:00:00
Maop Reversal Flow Ind
No
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
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Eq Failure Type
Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Other Stripped Ind
Pipe Nipple
Additional Vibration Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
R***** M**********
Preparer Email
R****************@i***.com
Preparer Telephone
2018235334
Prepared Date
2024-06-11 00:00:00
Local Contact Name
R***** M**********
Local Contact Email
R****************@i***.com
Local Contact Telephone
2018235334
Authorizer Name
R****** A*******
Authorizer Telephone
2014372200
Authorizer Title
Director Of Operations
Authorizer Email
R***********@i***.com
Narrative
9/30/2023- while pumping break out tank 8559 with the 5702 pump to buckeye linden terminal, a nipple cracked on a thermal relief valve spilling approximately 200 barrels of gasoline into the secondary containment. Upon discovery imtt personnel shut down the operation and secured the source tank and all corresponding valves around the affected nipple. Imtt on-site emergency response team personnel responded and laid the area down with arfff foam. Imtt estimates 200 bbls were released. Approximately xxxx barrels were recovered into a frac tank. There were no injuries, ignitions, explosions or evacuations. All of the released product was contained to imtt property, inside of secondary containment.
| Report Received Date | 2023-10-24 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2023 |
| Report Number | 20230249 |
| Supplemental Number | 39669 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 39149 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Imtt-Bayonne |
| Operator Street Address | 400 Poydras Street Suite 3000 |
| Operator City Name | New Orleans |
| Operator State Abbreviation | LA |
| Operator Postal Code | 70130 |
| Time Zone | Eastern |
| Daylight Savings Ind | No |
| Location Latitude | 40.656297 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -74.090181 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 | 200 |
| Recovered Bbls | 25 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Status When Identified | Normal Operation, Includes Pauses Between Batches And During Maintenance |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Impacted Facilities Were Shut Down, Other Operations Continued |
| Communication State Fed Ind | Yes |
| Party Initiated Communication | Operator |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1380571 NRC Report How to search |
| Additional Nrc Report Numbers | 1380700 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Notify Qualified Indiv Ind | No |
| Oil Spill Removal Org Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Imtt Bayonne |
| Segment Name | 5702 Pump |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Nj |
| Onshore Postal Code | 07002 |
| Onshore City Name | Bayonne |
| Onshore County Name | Hudson |
| Designated Location | Survey Station No. |
| Designated Name | 5702 Pump Pad |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Relief Line And Relief Equipment |
| Installation Year | Unknown |
| Manufactured Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Connection Failure |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | Yes |
| Remediation Ind | Yes |
| Groundwater Remed Ind | Yes |
| Soil Remed Ind | Yes |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| Other Pop Ind | Yes |
| Other Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Ind | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 25000 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 4500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 8000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 240000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 277500 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0 |
| Accident Psig | 100 |
| Mop Psig | 175 |
| Mop Cfr Section | Subpart E Pressure Test �195.406(A)(3) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 |
| Maop Reversal Flow Ind | No |
| 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 | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Threaded Connection/coupling Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Threaded Connection/coupling Failure |
| Other Stripped Ind | Pipe Nipple |
| Additional Vibration Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | R***** M********** |
| Preparer Email | R****************@i***.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 2018235334 |
| Prepared Date | 2024-06-11 00:00:00 |
| Local Contact Name | R***** M********** |
| Local Contact Email | R****************@i***.com |
| Local Contact Telephone | 2018235334 |
| Authorizer Name | R****** A******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 2014372200 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Of Operations |
| Authorizer Email | R***********@i***.com |
| Narrative | 9/30/2023- while pumping break out tank 8559 with the 5702 pump to buckeye linden terminal, a nipple cracked on a thermal relief valve spilling approximately 200 barrels of gasoline into the secondary containment. Upon discovery imtt personnel shut down the operation and secured the source tank and all corresponding valves around the affected nipple. Imtt on-site emergency response team personnel responded and laid the area down with arfff foam. Imtt estimates 200 bbls were released. Approximately xxxx barrels were recovered into a frac tank. There were no injuries, ignitions, explosions or evacuations. All of the released product was contained to imtt property, inside of secondary containment. |
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