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Accident # | 118135 |
State Police # | 093033 |
Accident Date | 2009-09-22 |
Report Date | 2009-10-05 |
Follow-up Date | 2009-11-05 |
Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Flammable Gas | 48 minutes | Cat area, Pipeline Leak, C-4 Recovery unit | NO | NO | YES | 29,916.0 pounds |
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) | 48 minutes | Cat area, Pipeline Leak, C-4 Recovery unit | NO | NO | YES | 5,317.0 pounds |
Ethylene | 48 minutes | Cat area, Pipeline Leak, C-4 Recovery unit | NO | NO | YES | 4,848.0 pounds |
1,3-Butadiene | 48 minutes | Cat area, Pipeline Leak, C-4 Recovery unit | NO | NO | YES | 376.0 pounds |
Hydrogen Sulfide | 48 minutes | Cat area, Pipeline Leak, C-4 Recovery unit | NO | NO | NO | 829.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
A vent line in the C-4 Recovery unit ruptured. The line vented hydrocarbon until it was blocked. Caused by localized internal corrosion.
Pipe failure could not have been predicted. Had shown no previous signs of corrosion.
The line vent was blocked in.
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