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Accident # | 155065 |
State Police # | 14-01528 |
Accident Date | 2014-04-07 |
Report Date | 2014-04-14 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Propylene | 4h 57m | No information given | NO | NO | YES | 363.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity
This event is also associated with state police numbers 14-01528 and 14-01529. During a severe thunderstorm on 4/7/14, the Baton Rouge Chemical Plant (BRCP) experienced an electrical power interruption, resulting in unit upsets and temporary flaring (state police number 14-01528). A subsequent notification (state police number 14-01529) was made regarding releases from safety valves directly to the atmosphere. It has been confirmed that these safety valves relieved to the site's flare system and not directly to the atmosphere. A detailed investigation is underway to confirm root causes of the power trip and provide recommendations to prevent recurrence.
A detailed investigation is underway to confirm the root cause of the power trip and provide recommendations to prevent recurrence. Preventability to be determined pending investigation results.
Upon restoration of power, impacted equipment was restarted and returned to normal operating conditions.
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