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Motiva Enterprises (1406), Norco
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 115263 |
| State Police # | s09-1636 |
| Accident Date | 2009-05-27 |
| Report Date | 2009-05-27 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | No |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Benzene | not provided | Cat Cracker debutanizer column | NO | NO | YES | |
| Propylene | not provided | Cat Cracker debutanizer column | NO | NO | YES | |
| Butylene | not provided | Cat Cracker debutanizer column | NO | NO | YES | |
| Sulfur Dioxide | not provided | Cat Cracker debutanizer column | NO | YES | NO | |
| Hydrogen Sulfide | not provided | Cat Cracker debutanizer column | NO | NO | NO |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: No Information Given
States that there was a problem with the Cat Cracker Debutanizer column. Propylene, butylene, Benzene, SO2, and H2S were released...there was no cause listed as to how these chemicals were released
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
no information given
Notes/Remedial Actions
There were no remedial actions listed as to how the problem was corrected with the Cat Cracker and no mention as to how the release of these chemicals were stopped. Verbal report only, no letter from the refinery.
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