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Accident # | 92695 |
State Police # | 06-07583 |
Accident Date | 2006-12-17 |
Report Date | 2006-12-20 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Nitrogen Oxide | 2h 24m | FLARE - #17 and #19 Flares | NO | YES | YES | 80.0 pounds |
Sulfur Dioxide | 2h 24m | FLARE - #17 and #19 Flares | NO | YES | NO | 1,743.0 pounds |
Nitrogen Dioxide | 2h 24m | FLARE - #17 and #19 Flares | NO | YES | YES | 14.0 pounds |
Hydrocarbon | 2h 24m | FLARE - #17 and #19 Flares | NO | NO | YES | 465.0 pounds |
Hydrogen Sulfide | 2h 24m | FLARE - #17 and #19 Flares | NO | NO | NO | 5.0 pounds |
Benzene | 2h 24m | FLARE - #17 and #19 Flares | NO | NO | YES | |
Butene | 2h 24m | FLARE - #17 and #19 Flares | NO | NO | YES | 16.0 pounds |
Ethylene | 2h 24m | FLARE - #17 and #19 Flares | NO | NO | YES | 1.0 pounds |
Propylene | 2h 24m | FLARE - #17 and #19 Flares | NO | NO | YES | 11.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
-compressors had to be shut down for repair - compressor trip.
This incident was not preventable because the compressor trip that caused the flaring incident was unexpected. If the findings of this investigation indicate that the cause of the trip was preventable, a modified report will be issued. Remedial Measures - an investigation is ongoing and the appropriate follow-up actions will be completed. an assistant operator at the Refinery Gas Compression Unit (RGCU) noticed an unusual noise coming from one of the refinery gas compressors C-50. These was evaluated by compressor specialists and it was determined that the compressor had to be shut down for repair. An advanced notification was made in anticipation of the flaring event since the spare compressor was unavailable due to other mechan
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