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Motiva Enterprises (1406), Norco
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 81012 |
| State Police # | 05-05240 |
| Accident Date | 2005-08-04 |
| Report Date | 2005-08-11 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Slurry Oil | 0 h 7 m | RCCU Flare (EPN #8-84), West Operations Ground Flare (WOGF- EPN 9-84) | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
| Benzene | 0 h 7 m | RCCU Flare (EPN #8-84), West Operations Ground Flare (WOGF- EPN 9-84) | NO | NO | YES | 0 |
| Compressed Flammable Liquid | 0 h 7 m | RCCU Flare (EPN #8-84), West Operations Ground Flare (WOGF- EPN 9-84) | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
| Nitrogen Oxide | 0 h 7 m | RCCU Flare (EPN #8-84), West Operations Ground Flare (WOGF- EPN 9-84) | NO | YES | YES | 218.0 pounds |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 0 h 7 m | RCCU Flare (EPN #8-84), West Operations Ground Flare (WOGF- EPN 9-84) | NO | YES | NO | 916.0 pounds |
| Carbon Monoxide | 0 h 7 m | RCCU Flare (EPN #8-84), West Operations Ground Flare (WOGF- EPN 9-84) | NO | YES | NO | 1,072.0 pounds |
| Particulate Matter | 0 h 7 m | RCCU Flare (EPN #8-84), West Operations Ground Flare (WOGF- EPN 9-84) | NO | YES | NO | 24.0 pounds |
| Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) | 0 h 7 m | RCCU Flare (EPN #8-84), West Operations Ground Flare (WOGF- EPN 9-84) | NO | NO | YES | 597.0 pounds |
| Butadiene | 0 h 7 m | RCCU Flare (EPN #8-84), West Operations Ground Flare (WOGF- EPN 9-84) | NO | NO | YES | 0 |
| Benzene | 0 h 7 m | RCCU Flare (EPN #8-84), West Operations Ground Flare (WOGF- EPN 9-84) | NO | NO | YES | 0 |
| Toluene | 0 h 7 m | RCCU Flare (EPN #8-84), West Operations Ground Flare (WOGF- EPN 9-84) | NO | NO | NO | 0 |
| Hexane | 0 h 7 m | RCCU Flare (EPN #8-84), West Operations Ground Flare (WOGF- EPN 9-84) | NO | NO | NO | 1.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity
Cause of Problem: Maintenance/Procedures
"Maintenance was turning a blind when contents of the line began spraying from the line." Flaring occurred at the RCCU flare following the event during the RCCU unit startup. Additional downstream flaring occurred at the Shell Chemical LP GO-1 elevated flare and the Motiva West Operations Ground Flare.
Discharge Preventable - Yes
Notes/Remedial Actions
Remedial actions: Vacuum trucks were deployed in attempt to capture the oil in the RCCU drainage system. Feed was immediately diverted from the unit. Flow into the main fractionator column was minimized while isolations were being made to the slurry circulation system. VSERT was activated to make positive isolation of the leak. Concerning recurrence prevention, Motiva's incident investigations group is investigation the incident and recommendations will be addressed.
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