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Accident # | 121257 |
State Police # | 10-00680 |
Accident Date | 2010-02-04 |
Report Date | 2010-02-11 |
Follow-up Date | 2010-03-18 |
Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Sulfur Dioxide | 1h 50m | 891-V-11A Coke Pot Valve | NO | YES | NO | 659.0 pounds |
Sulfur Dioxide | 1h 50m | FLARE: Low Pressure Flare (308-F-D-1) & 891-V-11A Coke Pot Valve | NO | YES | NO | 1,242.0 pounds |
Hydrocarbon | 1h 50m | 891-V-11A Coke Pot Valve | NO | NO | YES | 19,866.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As:
Release notification form states that, during the Fractionator Tower Coke Pot, the unit operator improperly operated the Coke Pot's valves. This allowed hot, tar-like hydrocarbon material into the unit sewer, which caused a fire at the Coke Pots. FIRE.
No additional information given.
RQ. The Coker Unit was shutdown in an emergency fashion while the fire was controlled and extinguished by the refinery's in-house fire brigade. Disciplinary actions were taken towards the operator and the supervisor of the Coker Unit for not following established procedures. The Coke Pot procedure was enhanced by adding another layer of protection via the requirement to physically lock "closed" the Coke Pot valves prior to unlocking the drain valves.
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