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Motiva Enterprises (1406), Norco
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 123327 |
| State Police # | 10-02465 |
| Accident Date | 2010-05-08 |
| Report Date | 2010-05-20 |
| Follow-up Date | 2010-07-08 |
| Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Benzene | 2h 30m | FLARE: HCU elevated Flare (EPN-4-84) | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
| Cyclohexane | 2h 30m | FLARE: HCU elevated Flare (EPN-4-84) | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
| Ethylbenzene | 2h 30m | FLARE: HCU elevated Flare (EPN-4-84) | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
| Hexane | 2h 30m | FLARE: HCU elevated Flare (EPN-4-84) | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
| Hydro-treated hydrocarbon | 2h 30m | FLARE: HCU elevated Flare (EPN-4-84) | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
| Naphthalene | 2h 30m | FLARE: HCU elevated Flare (EPN-4-84) | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
| Toluene | 2h 30m | FLARE: HCU elevated Flare (EPN-4-84) | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
| Xylene | 2h 30m | FLARE: HCU elevated Flare (EPN-4-84) | NO | NO | NO |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Process Upset
"Motiva CR-2 recycle gas compressor (K-2057) tripped due to an expected high level in the CR-2 product separator vessel, which subsequently tripped the CR-2 process unit. A sudden increase in the level in the CR-2 product separator occurred while Motiva operators were placing exchangers (E-1243/44/45) back in service." This subsequently caused the HCU elevated Flare (EPN-4-84) to release naphtha-cyclohexane, ethylbenzene, napthalene,hydrotreated heavy naphtha, hexane, toluene, xylene. FLARE.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
BRQ. The refinery letter states that no reportable quantities were exceeded during this incident.
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