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Accident # | 131247 |
State Police # | 11-02871 |
Accident Date | 2011-05-17 |
Report Date | 2011-05-24 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Oil | 11h 15m | Corroded line into Benzene Recovery Unit (BRU), Tank 6304 | NO | NO | NO | 189.0 gallons |
Benzene | 11h 15m | Corroded line into Benzene Recovery Unit (BRU), Tank 6304 | NO | NO | YES | 12.1 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity
A run down line into a benzene recovery unit feed tank was corroded. Amount released was 12.1 pounds of benzene and 189 gallons of oil (aka 1404 pounds of hydrocarbon)
The line was scheduled for replacement, but replacement was not complete prior to the leak.
Containment booms and vacuum trucks were utilized to minimize contact with soil. A mechanical engineered clamp was installed to secure the leak. New piping will replace the line that contained the source of the leak. E-mail correspondence with refinery states that (31) 3000 gallon vacuum trucks of oil-water was put back into process (Tank 1024) and 4820 pounds of contaminated soil was shipped to Chemical Waste Management Inc.
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