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Calumet Lubricants 1 (1224), Princeton
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 76594 |
| State Police # | 05-00688 |
| Accident Date | 2005-01-29 |
| Report Date | 2005-02-02 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Crude Oil | 2h 30m | cude oil heater | NO | NO | NO | 100.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As: No Information Given
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
Fire inside of a crude oil heater.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
No information given.
Notes/Remedial Actions
Oil picked up with vacuum truck and remaining oil recovered via oil skimmers. The incident resulted in a fire which was contained within the boundaries of the refinery. No injuries requiring hospitalization or fatalities occurred due to the emergency. Princeton personnel responded to extinguish the fire and contain any release that may have occurred with the assistance of the local fire department. The initial report stated approximately 50 gallons of crude oil was released onto the land, while the LDEQ incident report states 100 gallons of crude oil was released into the air.
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