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Chalmette Refining (1376), Chalmette
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 116434 |
| State Police # | 09-03683 |
| Accident Date | 2009-06-12 |
| Report Date | 2009-07-17 |
| Follow-up Date | 2009-09-30 |
| Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 50 m | coker #2 coke pit and fire lanes | NO | YES | NO | 3,569.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure
Failure of the coker fines lane pump discharge check valve resulting from accumulated coke fines, which allowed oil from the coker cutting water tank to back flow into the fines lane. Once the oil came in contact with the hot coke in the pit, a fire resulted.
Discharge Preventable - Yes
Notes/Remedial Actions
Fire was extinguished with foam. Secondary check valve was installed and a cautionary procedure was developed and implemented.
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