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Motiva Enterprises (2719), Convent

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #86809
State Police #06-0925
Accident Date2006-03-28
Report Date 2006-04-20
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
Diesel Fuelno information giventruck fuel tankNONOYES50.0 gallons

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Human Factors

Truck driver hit a pole after delivering to Motiva, rupturing a saddle fuel tank and spilling 50 gal diesel fuel; 6 gal got into storm drain. Report letter from Schwerman Trucking Co. not Motiva.

Discharge Preventable - No Information Given

Notes/Remedial Actions

spill recovered with absorbents, blocked off storm drain line, vacuum truck recovered 6gal that got into storm drain, contaminated crushed shells and dirt along roadway removed and replaced with clean ones.