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Accident # | 76181 |
State Police # | 05-00274 |
Accident Date | 2005-01-13 |
Report Date | 2005-01-20 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Sulfur Dioxide | 0 hrs 46 m | FLARE (South Flare EP-31) | NO | YES | NO | 624.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
incident involved release of sulfur dioxide from the south flare due to a shutdown of the South Flare Gas recovery (SFGR) System. The SFGR compressor was shutdown in order to replace a faulty pressure indicator.
Upon completion of the replacement, the compressor was resorted and the release ended. According tot he facility's report the incident was preventable, however there were no excess emissions above reportable quantities and the notification was madeas
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