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Phillips 66 (2418), Belle Chasse

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #117130
State Police #09-04338
Accident Date2009-08-07
Report Date 2009-08-14
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
Carbon Monoxide5580 Minutesno information givenNOYESNO826.0 pounds

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Start Up, Shut Down

Following maintenance of the air blower train, a planned and controlled start up of the Fluidized Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Unit was begun on August 7th followed by the planned and controlled start up of the Alkylation Unit and Low Sulfur Gasoline Unit. All units started up as planned. However, following the start up of the FCC Unit in full-combustion mode, some feed quality issues caused a small amount (826lbs) of carbon monoxide to be emitted.

Discharge Preventable - No Information Given

Notes/Remedial Actions

No offsite impact reported.