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Chalmette Refining (1376), Chalmette
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 108301 |
| State Police # | 08-05186 |
| Accident Date | 2008-08-02 |
| Report Date | 2008-08-29 |
| 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 |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 34h 0m | Sulfur Recovery unit THOX stack | NO | YES | NO | 5,454.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure
the air demand analyzer became plugged and a breaker was switched off
Discharge Preventable -
Notes/Remedial Actions
Issued a work order to investigate equipment. Unable to confirm if workers bumped the breaker. Reported as a Tail Gas Incident. Letter of 10/24 includes checks to the DoJ and LDEQ as paymt of penalty for incident.
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