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Chalmette Refining (1376), Chalmette
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 89764 |
| State Police # | 06-04901 |
| Accident Date | 2006-08-05 |
| Report Date | 2006-08-11 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | No |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Benzene | 27 h 28 m | AE-AOA-05-0109 | NO | NO | YES | 30.0 pounds |
| Compressed Flammable Gas | 27 h 28 m | AE-AOA-05-0109 | NO | NO | YES | 15,742.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure
faulty level indications device. dehex tower leaked natural gas into tank 2 while the dehex tower was operating in total reflux mode due to upstream unit outages.
Discharge Preventable - No
Notes/Remedial Actions
Main block valve to Tank 2 was blocked in and the Dehex bottoms line was double blocked
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