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LDEQ Accident Number Accident Date |
Point Source/Release | Cause | Notes |
134586 2011-10-13 | Point Source(s): furnace system of pump NP202F, system NR201C Pollutant(s):Vinyl Chloride - BRQ Hydrochloric Acid - BRQ Ethylene dichloride - BRQ | Cause of Problem: Seal or Gasket Unknown quantity of vinyl chloride, hydrochloric acid, and ethylene dichloride. A seal blew out on the pump on the furnace system of pump NP202F, system NR201C. | The leak was reported as secured at the time of notification, 8 minutes after being discovered. |
133863 2011-09-10 | Point Source(s): release valve Pollutant(s):Vinyl Chloride - 1 pounds | Cause of Problem: Seal or Gasket A gasket failure on a release valve caused the release of 7/5 lbs of vinyl chloride. | Incident was discovered and secured within the same minute. No further action was taken. |
133614 2011-09-06 | Point Source(s): pump MP-204C Pollutant(s):Vinyl Chloride - 15 pounds | Cause of Problem: Seal or Gasket 14.62 lbs of vinyl chrloride released due to a blown seal on pump MP-204C on 09/06/11. | Blown seal immediately isolated and shutdown for repair, within 5 minutes of occurance, according to Mr. Harold Demmer (Environmental Manager for Formosa), the release was a fugitive emission associated with a permitted emission source, and therefore not in exceedance of a reportable quantity for vinyl chloride at their facility. |
131648 2011-06-06 | Point Source(s): NC102B Light Ends Column Pollutant(s):Ethylene dichloride - BRQ | Cause of Problem: No Information Given A hole in the NC102B-Light ends Column is where the ethylene dichloride gas is leaking from. | Leak is on going |
131085 2011-05-10 | Point Source(s): Utilities Unit, EPS Pollutant(s):Natural Gas - 1,540 pounds | Cause of Problem: Process Upset The refinery's natural gas supplier over-pressured the natural gas supply pipeline coming into the plant. This caused a pressure relief valve on the pipeline to active and release the natural gas, and the resulting hissing/whistling noise attracted the attention of operations personnel. | The relief valve automatically closed as designed once the excess pressure relieved. |
128996 2011-02-02 | Point Source(s): Area N of NT402 Pollutant(s):Organic Compounds - 0 | Cause of Problem: Maintenance/Procedures Organic compounds were observed while repairing an underground firewater line. | At the time of the LDEQ report, there was no known discharge, but there was a potential groundwater impact. The refinery referred the incident to remediation. |
128930 2011-01-31 | Point Source(s): 6-inch vent line Pollutant(s):Vinyl Chloride - 2 pounds Hydrochloric Acid - 2 pounds | Cause of Problem: No Information Given Hydrochloric acid and Vinyl Chrloride vapor were released into the atmopshere when a pinholde developed on a 6-inch vent line. | The vent line has been isolated and there is no pressure on the line. No fires, injuries, or road closures were reported as a result of this incident. No further action by LDEQ at this time. |
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