Home Search Emissions Pollutants About the Database


Chalmette Refining (1376), Chalmette

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #80502
State Police #05-04688
Accident Date2005-07-13
Report Date 2005-07-20
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
Nitric Oxide9h 23mTransformer power outage - emitted at No. 2 FlareNOYESNO266.0 pounds
Nitrogen Dioxide9h 23mTransformer power outage - emitted at No. 2 FlareNOYESYES29.0 pounds
Sulfur Dioxide9h 23mTransformer power outage - emitted at No. 2 FlareNOYESNO1,096.0 pounds

Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity

Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

Loss of a refinery power transformer resulted in unplanned shut-down of coker 1, resulting in flaring to no. 2

Discharge Preventable - No

Notes/Remedial Actions

Backup transformer was placed in service to replace the one that failed.