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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #105620
State Police #08-02793
Accident Date2008-05-15
Report Date 2008-05-21
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
OilNo information givenC-DockNONONOBRQ

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

malfunction of a bushing on the transformer junction box

Discharge Preventable - Yes

Notes/Remedial Actions

Transformer taken out of service and repaired. According to CITGO rep, this leak occurred after heavy ra