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Phillips 66 (2538), Lake Charles
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 120673 |
| State Police # | 10-00147 |
| Accident Date | 2010-01-09 |
| Report Date | 2010-01-18 |
| 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 |
| Slop Oil | 10m | pipe between Tk-65 and Tk-25 | NO | NO | NO | 420.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Weather
COLD WEATHER. Incident report states, "a 2" slop oil line opened up at a union and spilled about 10 barrels of slop oil." Line failure was caused by freezing conditions. Dead leg section of piper ruptured adn released heavy oil between tanks of T-65 and T-24.
Discharge Preventable - No
Incident report states that, "during freezing weather unused section of line with slop oil and water froze causing the piping to separate."
Notes/Remedial Actions
RQ. The amount of slop oil released was above reportable quantities. According to the incident report, "ES&H performed cleanup and remediation. The piping is blocked in and repairs are underway to put the piping back together. All oil was recovered during cleanup."
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