BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP — Hazardous liquid — incident on 2013-08-13

Hazardous liquid incident in LINDEN, UNION County, NJ. Reported cause: INCORRECT OPERATION. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, 1.85 REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID AT AMBIENT CONDITIONS released, $0 reported property damage. Operator-reported incident data submitted to PHMSA, generally within 30 days. Records may be supplemented or corrected and do not represent final agency causal findings.

Report number: 20130301.

Operator ID: 1845.

Reported incident date: 8/13/2013 14:55.

Cause detail: VALVE LEFT OR PLACED IN WRONG POSITION, BUT NOT RESULTING IN A TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR OVERFLOW OR FACILITY OVERPRESSURE

Cause detail: AT 14:55 ON AUGUST 13, 2013 DURING THE RETURN TO SERVICE OPERAT TANK 91 WALK AROUND, A BUCKEYE OPERATOR NOTICED TRANSMIX SPRAYING OUT OF A 1/2" OPENED VALVE THAT IS LOCATED DIRECTLY BEHIND A 6" VALVE. TANK FILLING OPERATIONS WERE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. ALL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE ACCORDING TO COMPANY PROCEDURES AND POLICIES. INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED THAT THE BUNG WAS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED ON THE 1/2 VALVE. THE VALVE BUNG WAS CLOSED AND FILLING OPERATIONS RESUMED. ALL CONTAMINATED PRODUCT WAS REMOVED. NO ADDITIONAL REMEDIATION IS REQUIRED

PHMSA trend classification: not significant, not serious.

PHMSA standardized cause: INCORRECT OPERATION — INCORRECT VALVE POSITION.

PHMSA indexed costs: $27,000 reported total cost, $13,965.334 in 1984 dollars, $34,392.321 in current-year dollars.

PHMSA trend flags, standardized causes, and indexed costs are analytical fields added to operator-reported incident data. They do not represent final agency causal findings.