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Calumet Lubricants 8 (1214), Shreveport

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #152539
State Police #13-05205
Accident Date2013-11-22
Report Date 2013-11-25
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
Slop Oil35 mNo Information GivenNONONO420.0 gallons

Accident Classified As: No Information Given

Cause of Problem: Power Failure

Spill of slop oil on east side of refinery on November 22. Loss of power due to heavy rain caused East sump pump in the tank farm area to back up of east sump separators and release oil to surrounding area.

Discharge Preventable - No

Lightning strike on transformer near old control room caused loss of power.

Notes/Remedial Actions

Restore power. Use vac trucks to remove product in area and restart pumps when power restored.