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Accident # | 117975 |
State Police # | 092952 |
Accident Date | 2009-09-14 |
Report Date | 2009-09-21 |
Follow-up Date | 2009-09-28 |
Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Chlorine Gas | 12 minutes | Tubing | NO | NO | NO | 12.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Corrosion caused a chlorine leak from a section of 1/2 inch tubing leading to a pressure transmitter.
Previous visual inspections showed no signs of a leak. The leak could not have been foreseen.
Tubing was isolated and depressurized.
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