LA Bucket Brigade : Refinery Accident Database

Chalmette Refining (1376), Chalmette

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #	No LDEQ Number Available
PDF Available	PDF
State Police #	14-01168
Accident Date	2014-03-14
Report Date	2014-03-21
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
Diesel Fuel	3m	crude terminal dock	NO	NO	YES	0.1 gallons

Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity

Cause of Problem: Seal or Gasket

On Friday, March 14, 2014, at approximately 1707 hours, Chalmette Refinery personnel observed a small visible sheen at the crude terminal dock from utility pump G-2907. A small leak developed on G-2907 and was leaking into the containment area beneath the pump. A small hole had developed in the containment area allowing a small amount of diesel to leak into the river.

Discharge Preventable - Yes

Inspection data less than adequate to provide early indication of the containment failure.

Notes/Remedial Actions

After isolating the leak operators used absorbent pads to remove hydrocarbons from the pan and deployed initial containment boom into the river. USES were utilized to clean the affected decking and pilings, collected the sheen, and removed the boom. The catch pan below G-2907 will be repaired or replaced.