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Accident # | 148023 |
State Police # | 13-01533 |
Accident Date | 2013-04-08 |
Report Date | 2013-04-15 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Gasoline | 1d 9h | Tank-77 | NO | NO | YES | 5,800.0 pounds |
Benzene | 1d 9h | Tank-77 | NO | NO | YES | 44.0 pounds |
Xylene | 1d 9h | Tank-77 | NO | NO | NO | 285.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity
A plug from a previous repair on the roof of Tank-77 failed. The tank was full; the gasoline pool on the roof grew until the roof was landed on 4/9/13, and estimated to be 14 ft. in diameter at that time.
The plug failing was not foreseen, and has been used successfully in the past.
Notified SPOC on 4/10/13. The gasoline was drained off and 500 lbs were recovered; an estimated 5800 lbs evaporated between 4/8/13-4/9/13. Based on the composition, an estimated 44 lbs of benzene and 285 lbs of xylene evaporated. Tank-77 taken out of service to repair roof. Engineering calculations estimate 5,800 lbs of VOCs, 44 lbs of Benzene, and 285 lbs of Xylene gases were released, which exceeds the reportable quantity for these compounds.
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