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Accident # | 120404 |
State Police # | 09-06913 |
Accident Date | 2009-12-23 |
Report Date | 2009-12-30 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Sulfur Dioxide | 2.6 h | North Flare from #2 SRU Incinerator | NO | YES | NO | 3,090.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Automatic safety shutdown of #2 SRU occurred due to malfunction of the burner. This caused flaring at the North Flare.
RQ exceeded. Murphy Oil started procedures and re-started the unit. Root cause is under investigation.
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