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Accident # | 112709 |
State Police # | 090448 |
Accident Date | 2009-02-11 |
Report Date | 2009-02-18 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
FCCU Feed | several hours | refinery | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As:
The emergency shutdown system was activated in the FCC unit due to a closing control valve and low main air blower discharge flow. During shutdown, a remote operating valve leaked and the gases ignited. Flaring occurred during start-up and shutdown. Root cause is identified as closed control valve. No information is given on releases.
No information given.
Fire was extinguished, eliminated charge from unit, unit brought back online. In addition, training was conducted to prevent similar incidents in the future.
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