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Calumet Lubricants 8 (1214), Shreveport

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #116091
State Police #0903398
Accident Date2009-06-29
Report Date 2009-07-01
Follow-up Date 2009-07-06
Follow-up: Yes

Pollutants Released

Pollutant Duration Point Source Greenhouse Gas Criteria Pollutant Ozone forming chemical Amount of Release
No Information Given10 minOtherNONONO 

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Human Factors

Sour crude heater exploded splitting the heater on two sides. The heater was being restarted as a result of a power failure the previous night. Cause is operations problems.

Discharge Preventable - Yes

Explosion was caused by operations problems.

Notes/Remedial Actions

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