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Honeywell (289, 183605), Baton Rouge

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #123119
tate Police #N/A
Accident Date2010-04-29
Report Date 2010-05-06
Follow-up Date 0000-00-00
Follow-up: No

Pollutants Released

Pollutant Duration Point Source Greenhouse Gas Criteria Pollutant Ozone forming chemical Amount of Release
Hydrochloric Acid15 mpipingNONONO119.8 pounds
1,1,1-Trifluoroethane15 mpipingYESNOYES119.8 pounds
Hydrofluoric Acid15 mpipingNONONO2.2 pounds
Chlorine Gas15 mpipingNONONO0.0 pounds

Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)

Cause of Problem: Maintenance/Procedures

The plant experienced a pipe leak in the OMNI 143A unit. The pipe integrity had been compromised during certain operating conditions of the unit that occur on an infrequent basis. These operating conditions are called catalyst burn downs. The pipe leak most likely developed during previous catalyst burn downs.

Discharge Preventable - No

The discharge was determined to be unpreventable. This segment of pip was inspected on a frequent basis at vulnerable areas in order to prevent this trype of incident. However, this occurred in a straight run of the pipe segment, what was not a foreseen failure mechanism.

Notes/Remedial Actions

The unit was immediately shutdown to stop the leak. Water was also applied to the leak in order to minimize the emissions. The entire segment of the pipe that the leak occurred on was replaced with Teflon lined pipe in order to improve the integrity and prevent any future incidents.