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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 136963 |
| State Police # | 12-00684 |
| Accident Date | 2012-02-03 |
| Report Date | 2012-02-09 |
| Follow-up Date | 2012-02-09 |
| Follow-up: | No |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Flammable Gas | 7h 15m | K-19 line leak | NO | NO | YES | 13,619.0 pounds |
| Benzene | 7h 15m | K-19 line leak | NO | NO | YES | 0.7 pounds |
| Toluene | 7h 15m | K-19 line leak | NO | NO | NO | 37.0 pounds |
| Xylene | 7h 15m | K-19 line leak | NO | NO | NO | 3.0 pounds |
| Ethylbenzene | 7h 15m | K-19 line leak | NO | NO | YES | 0.5 pounds |
| Hydrogen Sulfide | 7h 15m | K-19 line leak | NO | NO | NO | 1.3 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity
Cause of Problem: Seal or Gasket
K-19 line leak. A dresser coupling failed and leaked 1 barrel of finished gasoline. Coupler between piping for a barrel. This is a seal between piping and vessel.
Discharge Preventable - No
The Dresser coupling leak could not have been predicted.
Notes/Remedial Actions
The materials were contained in a concrete area. The line was isolates, foam was added, and the line was repaired. Planning to replace it with a hard line. The RQs for Flammable Gas and VOCs were exceeded.
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