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Accident # | 94478 |
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State Police # | 07-01144 |
Accident Date | 2007-03-09 |
Report Date | 2007-03-09 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Methyl Ethyl Ketone | 15 m | MEK Unit | NO | NO | YES | 4.0 pounds |
Toluene | 15 m | MEK Unit | NO | NO | NO | 3.0 pounds |
Parrafin Wax | 15 m | MEK Unit | NO | NO | NO | 100.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Root cause analysis performed, corrective actions designed. Metal to metal sparking ignited a fire: They were removing a wax filter from the MEK unit. The filter medi caught fire when they removed it. A spark associated with removal of the bolts that holds the unit together may have caused the filter to ignite. Workers extinguished the fir
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