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LDEQ Accident Number Accident Date |
Point Source(s) | Notes | Amount of Release |
85779 2006-02-12 | GO-1 Elevated Flare | Cause: In order to control the differential pressure, untreated dry gas was sent to the fuel gas system and the remaining amount was flared. Followup: No Notes: Incident involving the DEA treatment system is the subject of an ongoing investigation. Corrective actions will be implemented. | Carbon Monoxide: 22.0 pounds Hexane: 3.0 pounds Nitrogen Dioxide: 37.0 pounds Particulate Matter: 7.0 pounds Sulfur Dioxide: 1,587.0 pounds Volatile Organic Compounds: 8.0 pounds |
108339 2008-08-25 | 5-77 (St. Rose Flare) | Cause: Lost power to controls for crude column overhead fans and Uninterruptable Power Supply backup ran out of batteries. Fans shut down leading to necessity of shutdown of the unit and flaring Followup: No Notes: The process unit was stablized until an electrician could resote control power to the fans. Once power was restored the equipment was restarted and the unit safely returned to normal conditions. The incident will be investigated and any appropriate corrective actions will be implemented to prevent reoccurrence. Report said it was preventable but did not say why or how. The cover letter/narrative (referencing the verbal notification) mentioned that naphtha and smoke were released, but these were not mentioned elsewhere in the report | Benzene: 1.9 pounds Carbon Monoxide: 339.4 pounds Nitrogen Oxide: 62.4 pounds Particulate Matter: 11.7 pounds Sulfur Dioxide: 11.9 pounds Toluene: 3.7 pounds Volatile Organic Compounds: 229.2 pounds Xylene: 5.0 pounds n-Hexane: 4.6 pounds |
104689 2008-04-13 | 5-77 (St. Rose Flare) | Cause: Power interruption caused by fire at Entergy substation feeding the plant. Lead to shutdown of plant and flaring. Followup: No Notes: The power interruption from Entergy was not foreseeable and the equipment was restarted once power was returned. The incident will be reviewed with Entergy and any appropriate corrective actions will be implemented to prevent reoccurrence | Benzene: 0.1 pounds Carbon Monoxide: 113.0 pounds Nitrogen Oxide: 20.8 pounds Particulate Matter: 3.9 pounds Sulfur Dioxide: 1.0 pounds Toluene: 0.0 pounds Volatile Organic Compounds: 16.9 pounds Xylene: 0.0 pounds n-Hexane: 1.1 pounds |
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