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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #93409
State Police #07-00287
Accident Date2007-01-21
Report Date 2007-01-26
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
Flammable Gas1 h 5 mpiping in the C-4 Recovery unitNONOYES1,350.0 pounds

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing

th e piping was cut to remove it from service. What was thought to be a blind at one end of the pipe was an orifice; the pipe de-pressured upon being cut.

Discharge Preventable - Yes

Notes/Remedial Actions

CITGO has initiated a failure analysis review to determine how this incident occurred and what controls need to be implemented to prevent a recurrence. Was this the same pipe from 07-1067?