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Calcasieu Refining (3585), Lake Charles
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 79334 |
| PDF Available |  PDF |
| State Police # | 05-03419 |
| Accident Date | 2005-05-25 |
| Report Date | 2005-05-27 |
| 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 | 3 m | #1 Calcasieu Refining dock | NO | NO | NO | 84.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As: No Information Given
Cause of Problem: Human Factors
Crude oil was released when a loading arm for a barge was not properly drained.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
The majority of the oil was collected by a environmental clean up group; there was no remaining obvious impact of oil found. All crude oil found from the water surface was returned to the crude oil tank
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