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Accident # | 103793 |
State Police # | 08-01348 |
Accident Date | 2008-03-10 |
Report Date | 2008-03-17 |
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 |
Sulfur Dioxide | 50m | FLARE- #2 Sour Water Stripper Malfunction / South Flare | NO | YES | NO | 698.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
faulty transducer on the control valve actuator
This was a self report by Murphy. They verbally called in on 3/10/2008 and provided written notification on 3/17/2008. This is important because in their initial verbal report, the list sulfur dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and volatile organic compounds ashaving been released. However, in their written report they only list sulfur dioxide as having been released. This accident was not preventable because the malfunction of the transducer was not a predictable event. Remedial Measures - MOUSA replaced faulty valve transducer with an upgraded, more robust model. MOUSA is identifying critical pressure control valves that have these particular trasducer models in order to determine which would benefit from upgraded transducers.
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