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Accident # | 95731 |
State Police # | 07-02152 |
Accident Date | 2007-04-28 |
Report Date | 2007-05-04 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No Information Provided |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Flammable Gas | No Information Given | Heat Exchanger in the Distillate Hydrotreater (DHT) Unit | NO | NO | YES | 431.0 pounds |
Hydrogen Sulfide | No Information Given | Heat Exchanger in the Distillate Hydrotreater (DHT) Unit | NO | NO | NO | 53.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
weld failure- release came from a small hole in the side of a heat exchanger in the Distillate Hydrotreater (DHT) Unit.
There is no information as to whether this incident was preventable or not. Remedial Measures -the distillate hydroeater was removed from service and the exchanger was sent off for failure evaluation. The exchanger is scheduled to be repaired and returned to the plant in about 10 days. At that time, the Distillate Hydroeater will be returned to service.
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