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Accident # | No LDEQ Number Available |
State Police # | 12-01059 |
Accident Date | 2012-02-22 |
Report Date | 2012-02-27 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Propylene | 2m | unit 46, propylene splitter | NO | NO | YES | 65.1 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
fire occurred when residual material in a line was ignited during the removal of a valve
The line was cleared and nitrogen-purged; there was no way to tell that a small amount of propylene was leaking by a closed valve.
Personnel in the area used fire extinguishers to put out the fire. Blinds were installed on the line to contain the material leaking by the block valve. There was a subsequent release of propylene after the initial release that was not known at the time of the verbal report with a combined quantity of 65 lbs.
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