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Phillips 66 (2418), Belle Chasse
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 117421 |
| State Police # | 09-04650 |
| Accident Date | 2009-08-21 |
| Report Date | 2009-08-28 |
| 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 |
| Methane/Ethane Mixture | 5 minutes | 410-PSV-061 | NO | NO | YES | 4,469.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Human Factors
Electrical contractors were working inside the instrumentation building in the Crude Tankage area of the refinery. One of them bumped the on/off switch for the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) which provides power to the controllers for both the Crude Oil Unit's charge pumps and the Refinery's purchased fuel gas system. Due to a loss of signal from the control system, when their power was turned off, bumped by an electrical contractor, both the Crude Oil Charge pump valves and purchased fuel gas valves when into their fail safe mode of "closed." This caused a sudden increase in pressure on the fuel gas system, causing a release.
Discharge Preventable - Yes
Notes/Remedial Actions
Cover has been placed over the on/off switch.
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