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Chalmette Refining (1376), Chalmette

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #76382
State Police #05-00551
Accident Date2005-01-24
Report Date 2005-01-31
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
Carbon Monoxide39mWaste gas compressor shut down and caused an over pressure situationNOYESNO46.0 pounds
Hydrocarbon39mWaste gas compressor shut down and caused an over pressure situationNONOYES24.0 pounds
Nitric Oxide39mWaste gas compressor shut down and caused an over pressure situationNOYESNO8.0 pounds
Nitrogen Dioxide39mWaste gas compressor shut down and caused an over pressure situationNOYESYES1.0 pounds
Sulfur Dioxide39mWaste gas compressor shut down and caused an over pressure situationNOYESNO0.9 pounds

Accident Classified As: No Information Given

Cause of Problem: Start Up, Shut Down

Waste gas compressor shut down and an over-pressure situation.

Discharge Preventable - No Information Given

Notes/Remedial Actions

Rescinding notification for below reportable quantities. (There is a hand-written T76382 on incident # 76355 PDF, but LABB believes that they are unrelated).