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Accident # | 110357 |
State Police # | 08-06951 |
Accident Date | 2008-10-27 |
Report Date | 2008-11-03 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Sulfur Dioxide | 5 h 10 m | Flares 1 and 2, Thermal Oxidizer | NO | YES | NO | 930.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
power interruption causes upset at East Plant and multiple emissions. Design used purchase power instead of UPS power
Immediately stabilized process units. Provide uninterruptable power supply instead of purchased power supply to the combustion blowers. PSSR electrical check list will be revised to add a step to physically shut off power to the equipmt to verify that UPS is working properly.
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