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Accident # | 121438 |
State Police # | 10-00778 |
Accident Date | 2010-02-10 |
Report Date | 2010-02-17 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Particulate Matter | 15m | Platformer Charge Heater (#17-72a, b, c) | NO | YES | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As:
Emergency Notification Occurrence forms states that liquid inadvertently entered the refinery fuel gas system, causing poor combustion in the heater and resulting in smoke emissions.
BRQ. Refinery letter states that no reportable quantities were exceeded, but also describes the release as an "unquantifiable amount of particulate matter." The heater was shut down. Automated level controls were installed on Area 2 fuel drum to expedite the removal of excess liquids from that vessel.
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