LA Bucket Brigade : Refinery Accident Database

Chalmette Refining (1376), Chalmette

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #	80322
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State Police #	05-04469
Accident Date	2005-07-06
Report Date	2005-07-06
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
Hydrogen Sulfide	intermittently on July 6 and 12, 2005	No information given	NO	NO	NO	229.0 pounds
Nitric Oxide	intermittently on July 6 and 12, 2005	No information given	NO	YES	NO	167.0 pounds
Nitrogen Dioxide	intermittently on July 6 and 12, 2005	No information given	NO	YES	YES	19.0 pounds
Sulfur Dioxide	intermittently on July 6 and 12, 2005	No information given	NO	YES	NO	50,599.0 pounds
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)	intermittently on July 6 and 12, 2005	No information given	NO	NO	YES	1,736.0 pounds

Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity

Cause of Problem: Weather

Power failure due to Tropical Storm Cindy, resulting in an unplanned shutdown.

Discharge Preventable - No

The incident was stated as being reasonably unforeseeable.

Notes/Remedial Actions

Due to the multi-day nature of the event CRLLC was unable to give a comprehensive report at this time. As of this report, equipment repairs were still ongoing and addition emissions may occur. Operations were conducted to minimize emissions while maintaining a safe and orderly shutdown.