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Accident # | 86612 |
State Police # | 06-01698 |
Accident Date | 2006-03-20 |
Report Date | 2006-03-27 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Sulfur Dioxide | 1 h 17 m | Emergency Flare System AE-AOA-05-0109 EPN 29 | NO | YES | NO | 2,204.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
compressor 1(K-400) automatically shut down, lowering waste gas processing capacity and causing overpressure to the emergency flare system. Later, waste gas compressor number 2 (K-401) automatically shut down causing the waste gas system to further overpressure to the emergency flare system.
the refinery has initiated an investigation, appropriate measures will be taken in order to prevent a recurrence due to the same cause.
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