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Accident # | 112352 |
State Police # | 09-0290 |
Accident Date | 2009-01-28 |
Report Date | 2009-01-28 |
Follow-up Date | 2009-02-04 |
Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Sulfur Dioxide | 17h | Valve | NO | YES | NO | 6,250.0 pounds |
Hydrogen Sulfide | 17h | Valve | NO | NO | NO | 15.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
An upset of the refinery's evulated-bed residuum hydrocracker (H-Oil Unit)cause the emitting of sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide from flaring of hydrogen and hydrocarbons. A valve failure most likely caused the incident.
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Operations took action to begin the process of stabilizing, slowing down and shutting down the H-Oil Unit, as necessary.
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