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Placid Refining (2366), Port Allen
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 146444 |
| State Police # | 13-00496 |
| Accident Date | 2013-02-01 |
| Report Date | 2013-02-07 |
| 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 |
| Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) | 18m | overhead line | NO | NO | YES | 3,800.0 pounds |
| Hydrofluoric Acid | 18m | overhead line | NO | NO | NO | 30.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity
Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing
Leak developed in overhead line releasing propane, butane, and hydrogen fluoride.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Failure of process piping during otherwise normal operations.
Notes/Remedial Actions
Refining report's total time of release seems to be incorrect: stated as " Beginning Time 1050 hours on 2/1/13 through 1110 hours 1/23/13. SPOC states that incident was secured within 18 minutes. No loss of sources of radiation; the release point is not subject to permit. Release immediately controlled with water deluge and unit shut down; failed piping to be replaced with comprehensive inspection of related piping in affected unit.
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