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Accident # | 81543 |
State Police # | 05-05739 |
Accident Date | 2005-08-21 |
Report Date | 2005-08-25 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Flammable Gas | 25m | B-1 FLARE | NO | NO | YES | 1,334.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity
Rainstorms caused the pilots of the B1 flare to go out.
Combination of swirling winds and heavy rain with low flow of gas. Has been re-lit by the Safety Department. Initial report states offsite impact, while notification report states no offsite impact. Order made for the Operations to call the Shift Superintendent as soon as the flare goes out; will facilitate the Shift Supervisor's call to the Shift Safety Person on duty to light the flare with the flare gun, which should help reduce the time between flare pilot outage and relighting.
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