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Motiva Enterprises (2719), Convent
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 137274 |
| PDF Available |  PDF |
| State Police # | 12-00953 |
| Accident Date | 2012-02-17 |
| Report Date | 2012-02-23 |
| 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 |
| Flammable Gas | No information given | uncompressed seal purge | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: Seal or Gasket
There was a leak from an uncompressed seal purge by the VPS-1 Unit.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
No information given.
Notes/Remedial Actions
They shut down and secured the unit. The incident was initially reported as an excess of the 1000 lb, RQ for compressed flammable gases. Further evaluation determined that the leak originated from an uncompressed seal purge and not the process stream.
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