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Accident # | 119673 |
State Police # | 093811 |
Accident Date | 2009-11-23 |
Report Date | 2009-10-25 |
Follow-up Date | 2009-12-14 |
Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Nitrogen | 8 minutes | kerosene hydrotreater unit | NO | NO | NO | 24.2 pounds |
Hydrogen | 8 minutes | kerosene hydrotreater unit | NO | NO | NO | 3.7 pounds |
Hydrogen Sulfide | 8 minutes | kerosene hydrotreater unit | NO | NO | NO | 3.5 pounds |
Methane | 8 minutes | kerosene hydrotreater unit | YES | NO | YES | 0.5 pounds |
Ethane | 8 minutes | kerosene hydrotreater unit | NO | NO | YES | 0.8 pounds |
Propane | 8 minutes | kerosene hydrotreater unit | NO | NO | YES | 2.7 pounds |
n-Butane | 8 minutes | kerosene hydrotreater unit | NO | NO | NO | 2.0 pounds |
1-Pentene | 8 minutes | kerosene hydrotreater unit | NO | NO | YES | 0.5 pounds |
n-Pentane | 8 minutes | kerosene hydrotreater unit | NO | NO | NO | 3.2 pounds |
Butane | 8 minutes | kerosene hydrotreater unit | NO | NO | YES | 5.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
During start-up of the kerosene hydrotreater unit (KHT), a bleeder valve o a piperack outside the unit was inadvertently left open, releasing gas into the atmosphere.
a valve was left open.
the line was isolated, and the valve was closed.
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