LA Bucket Brigade : Refinery Accident Database

Marathon Ashland Petroleum (3165), Garyville

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #	156739
PDF Available	PDF
State Police #	14-02623
Accident Date	2014-06-10
Report Date	2014-06-17
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
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)	1h 2m	pipe containing crude oil in Unit 10 - Crude unit	NO	NO	YES	6,139.8 pounds
Benzene	1h 2m	pipe containing crude oil in Unit 10 - Crude unit	NO	NO	YES	71.2 pounds
Compressed Flammable Gas	1h 2m	pipe containing crude oil in Unit 10 - Crude unit	NO	NO	YES	1,749.7 pounds
Hydrogen Sulfide	1h 2m	pipe containing crude oil in Unit 10 - Crude unit	NO	NO	NO	10.8 pounds
Xylene	1h 2m	pipe containing crude oil in Unit 10 - Crude unit	NO	NO	NO	41.0 pounds

Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity

Cause of Problem: Under Investigation

A 3/4-inch process pipe containing crude oil connecting the desalters sheared causing loss of containment. Crude oil exited the pipe and was collected in the oily water sewer.

Discharge Preventable - Under Investigation

Root cause analysis will determine whether the event was preventable.

Notes/Remedial Actions

The piping was blocked in to eliminate the amount of crude oil leaking from the piping. All crude that leaked landed on the concrete slab in the unit and was collected by washing it into the oily water sewer.