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Motiva Enterprises (2719), Convent
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 87435 |
| State Police # | 06-1188 |
| Accident Date | 2006-04-26 |
| Report Date | 2006-05-03 |
| 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 |
| Aviation Fuel | no information given | no information given | NO | NO | YES | 714.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Weather
Leaking avjet (aviation jet fuel) filters were replaced due to a leak, old ones placed in a dumpster with an open top, new ones not used until the next day. Dumpster overfilled and leaked during heavy rain; new filters leaked avjet into a catch basin and sprayed into shell area. One bbl spilled to shelled area, one bbl to nearby ditch, 15 bbls to a catch basin.
Discharge Preventable - Yes
Notes/Remedial Actions
Vacuum truck used to clean up spill to ditch and catch basin, contaminated soil removed. "The dumpster will have a lid in the future and taken to appropriate waste slab after the job is complete. Personnel will be instructed on the proper installation of "O" ring around the lid of the canister.
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