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Calumet Lubricants 8 (1214), Shreveport

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #76500
State Police #No Information Given
Accident Date2005-01-27
Report Date 2005-01-27
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
Paraffinic Lube P-80 Crude30 minsTank 181NONONO1,050.0 gallons

Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity

Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure

Tank 181 was over run and released 25 barrels of P-80 to the ground. It was contained within the tank berm.

Discharge Preventable - Yes

Operations should have manually gauged the tank when the gauge was stuck.

Notes/Remedial Actions

The cause notes said that operational procedure was not followed, making it appear to be human error. Upon closer reading, the report notes that the person should have known that the guage on that particular tank sticks and should have paid more attention. Remedial action stated that the facility began and finished vacuuming the product for recycle.