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Calumet Lubricants 8 (1214), Shreveport
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 153065 |
| State Police # | 14-00025 |
| Accident Date | 2014-01-03 |
| Report Date | 2014-01-06 |
| 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 |
| Lube Oil | 15m | East Rail Car Area, Tank Farm | NO | NO | NO | 168.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As: No Information Given
Cause of Problem: Human Factors
Investigator stated an operator was loading a rail car and overfilled it causing lube oil to spill to the ground. Approximately 4 barrels of 700 viscosity lubricating oil was released to the ground at the east side of the refinery on 1/3/14 at 9:15. The release impacted an area of 75 ft long and 15 ft wide. The release traveled south of the loading area to Calumet process drains which get treated at their wastewater treatment plant. Answer to "Which applicable Reportable Quantity limits were exceeded?" is left blank in report.
Discharge Preventable - Yes
Operator not watching loading operations.
Notes/Remedial Actions
Hill Services was contracted for the clean-up on 1/3/14. Free liquids were removed via vacuum truck and recycled back into a slop tank for reprocessing. No waste was generated from this incident. Investigator stated that due to the nature of the sub-surface of the affected area, no confirmatory sampling will be collected. At the time of the inspection, the 700 viscosity lube oil product was noted to float in-between the gravel at the east rail car area. Site will be forwarded to remediation. Stopped filling operations and contain spill. Removed product and contaminated gravel. Any waste generated will be hauled to Woolworth Landfill under manifest.
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