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Phillips 66 (2538), Lake Charles
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 129216 |
| State Police # | 11-00823 |
| Accident Date | 2011-02-13 |
| Report Date | 2011-02-18 |
| 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 |
| Kerosene | 30m | #3 Cargo Sump | NO | NO | YES | 63.0 gallons |
| Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) | 30m | #3 Cargo Sump | NO | NO | YES | 635.0 pounds |
| Benzene | 30m | #3 Cargo Sump | NO | NO | YES | 0.1 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Human Factors
Unauthorized discharge report states that kerosene flowed out of the concrete basin surrounding #3 Cargo Pump House Sump PPS-29, onto the ground underneath the piperack west of PPS-29 and into the concrete rainwater catch basin southwest of PPS-29. The operator left D-1216 draining unattended. The radar span on PPS-29 was not set properly.
Discharge Preventable - Yes
The operator left D-1216 draining unattended. The radar span on PPS-29 was not set properly
Notes/Remedial Actions
Sump level was pumped down. The radar span on PPS-29 has been adjusted. The company will consider installing redundant radar level indication on PPS-29. They will consider scheduling annual preventive maintenance and testing on PPS-29 level control system as well as a low level alarm to PPS-29.
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