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LDEQ Accident Number Accident Date |
Point Source/Release | Cause | Notes |
118242 2009-09-27 | Point Source(s): FLARE Pollutant(s):Nitrogen Oxide - 0 Sulfur Dioxide - 0 | Cause of Problem: Start Up, Shut Down The refinery units had problems with their FCCU wet gas compressors during start up; this caused ongoing flaring. | The fire department has been called, and the incident was secured within a few hours. Verbal report only, no written report from the refinery. No information given on quantities. |
117848 2009-09-09 | Point Source(s): Pump, Tank Farm Area 18 Pollutant(s):Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) - 16 pounds Hydrocarbon - 0 pounds Particulate Matter 10 - 8 pounds Nitric Oxide - 1 pounds Sulfur Dioxide - 3 pounds Carbon Monoxide - 0 pounds | Cause of Problem: No Information Given Small pump fire and spill in the tank farm area 18. | The spill was cleaned up. |
117771 2009-09-04 | Point Source(s): flare Pollutant(s):Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) - 381 pounds Nitrogen Oxide - 101 pounds Nitrogen Dioxide - 11 pounds Carbon Monoxide - 224 pounds Hydrogen Sulfide - BRQ Sulfur Dioxide - BRQ Benzene - 19 pounds n-Hexane - 134 pounds | Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure Crude unit upset resulted in intermittent flaring from 3 different process vessels. | Reduced rates and shutdown isomerzation and LRU unit to minimize flaring until flow rates could be stabilized. Same issue as the release on the previous day. |
117731 2009-09-03 | Point Source(s): flare Pollutant(s):Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) - 478 pounds Nitrogen Oxide - 210 pounds Nitrogen Dioxide - 23 pounds Carbon Monoxide - 465 pounds Sulfur Dioxide - 0 pounds n-Hexane - 275 pounds Benzene - 38 pounds | Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure Crude unit upset caused flaring from 3 different process vessels. | Reduced rates and shutdown isomerzation and LRU unit to minimize flaring until flow rates could be stabilized. |
116654 2009-07-22 | Point Source(s): Boiler stack Pollutant(s):Gas Oil - 9,438 pounds Hydrogen Sulfide - 1 pounds Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) - 701 pounds | Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure While turning the Boiler B-8203, the contractor identified potential burner problem that could be causing a small amount of uncombusted fuel gas to be flowing through out the stack with the combusted fuel gas. | Cut back boiler and steamed burners to attempt a fix, with limited success. Shut down boiler and repaired burner. |
79911 2009-06-17 | Point Source(s): FCC Unit Flare EIQ Number 5-85, FCC Flue Gas Stack Unit EIQ Number 1-85 Crude Flare EIQ Number 8-78 Pollutant(s):Nitrous Oxide - 81 pounds Nitrous Oxide - 0 pounds | Cause of Problem: Weather Temporary loss of electricity due to stormy weather. Entire refinery shutdown. Subsequent problems restarting boilers resulted in delayed start up. | Report indicates that the power failure was unforeseen and therefore unpreventable. The 92 hour release was periodic in nature. The units were shut down and power restored. |
111872 2009-01-07 | Point Source(s): FCC Flare 5-85 Pollutant(s):Sulfur Dioxide - 11,067 pounds | Cause of Problem: Process Upset Incident occurred when a line plugged causing the pressure relief system to divert ATS acid gas to the FCC Flare. | Full RCA to be completed by 3/7/09 |
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