LA Bucket Brigade : Refinery Accident Database

Chalmette Refining (1376), Chalmette

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #	91826
PDF Available	PDF
State Police #	06-06790
Accident Date	2006-11-02
Report Date	2006-11-09
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
Naphtha	1 h 0 m	Number 2 Prefrac Bottoms Stream Line to TK61	NO	NO	YES	719.0 pounds

Accident Classified As: No Information Given

Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing

number 2 prefrac bottoms stream line to TK61 was leaking due to a hole in the pipe. Maphtha migrated across sOil and accumulated in an onsite concrete drain pipe.

Discharge Preventable - No

Notes/Remedial Actions

Line was isolated and released material was contained within refinery property and recovered for proper handling. Excavated sOils were containerized and stored on site. Put in place a piping inspecion program to routinely assess and inspect pipes in order to reduce the likelihood of an incident occurring due to the same root cause.