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Accident # | 100206 |
State Police # | 07-3535 |
Accident Date | 2007-10-16 |
Report Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up Date | 2007-10-29 |
Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Sulfur Dioxide | 2 h 15 m | 292-FF, 308F-D-1 Low Pressure Flare | NO | YES | NO | 673.0 pounds |
Hydrocarbon | 2 h 15 m | 292-FF, 308F-D-1 Low Pressure Flare | NO | NO | YES | 399.0 pounds |
Hydrogen Sulfide | 2 h 15 m | 292-FF, 308F-D-1 Low Pressure Flare | NO | NO | NO | 90.0 pounds |
Nitrogen Oxide | 2 h 15 m | 292-FF, 308F-D-1 Low Pressure Flare | NO | YES | YES | 5.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Vapor leak coming from a tube at the exchanger. Unit 292 was depressurized and shut down which caused flaring.
The tube leak was deemed unexpected.
Determined that preventative maintenance procedures could not prevent this accident.
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