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Accident # | 118671 |
State Police # | 09-05661 |
Accident Date | 2009-10-12 |
Report Date | 2011-03-15 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Vinyl Chloride | No Information Given | bottom man-way gasket #MF601A | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
A leak developed from the bottom man-way gasket on storage sphere MF601A.
Perimeter air monitoring by Formosa Plastics showed no detectable levels of Vinyl Chloride. The leak was isolated using nitrogen padding. Bottom gasket was inspected and replaced. Deinventorying the sphere.
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