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Calcasieu Refining (3585), Lake Charles

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #92036A
State Police #06-07005
Accident Date2006-11-14
Report Date 2006-11-20
Follow-up Date 0000-00-00
Follow-up: 

Pollutants Released

Pollutant Duration Point Source Greenhouse Gas Criteria Pollutant Ozone forming chemical Amount of Release
Diesel FuelNo Information GivenGenerator TanksNONOYES10.0 gallons

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure

Level indicator switch malfunctioned and caused generator tanks to overflow.

Discharge Preventable - No Information Given

No information given.

Notes/Remedial Actions

Product cleaned up with absorbent pads. Booms set out in Calcasieu river.