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Calumet Lubricants 8 (1214), Shreveport

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #119092
State Police #093524
Accident Date2009-09-04
Report Date 2009-10-29
Follow-up Date 2009-11-05
Follow-up: Yes

Pollutants Released

Pollutant Duration Point Source Greenhouse Gas Criteria Pollutant Ozone forming chemical Amount of Release
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)63 daysT-44NONOYES192,636.0 pounds

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

On September 4th the floating roof of T-44 collapsed and no alternate storage was available as T-61 had been out of service since August 4th. Plans were in place to move the contents on T-44 to the other gasoline storage tank T-68, when the floor of T-68 developed a leak on September 31st and it was taken out of service.

Discharge Preventable - No

The collapse of the internal floating roof of T-44 could not be anticipated.

Notes/Remedial Actions

T-61 will be back in service by November 6, and T-44 will be taken out of service until then.