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Placid Refining (2366), Port Allen
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 79947 |
| State Police # | 05-04091 |
| Accident Date | 2005-06-18 |
| Report Date | 2005-06-22 |
| Follow-up Date | 2000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | No |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Crude Oil | 7h 30m | Pump | NO | NO | NO | 420.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure
The discharge was a result of failure of redundant safety systems: 1. a faulty level control did not turn on the appropriate pump; 2. failure of the high level alarm system
Discharge Preventable - No
Notes/Remedial Actions
Tank 27 dike area using a vacuum truck and transportating it to an onsite crude oil tank for reuse in the refining process. Visual estimate for amount spilled.
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