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LDEQ Accident Number Accident Date |
Point Source(s) | Notes | Amount of Release |
116091 2009-06-29 | Other | Cause: Sour crude heater exploded splitting the heater on two sides. The heater was being restarted as a result of a power failure the previous night. Cause is operations problems. Followup: Yes Notes: secured area | |
116060 2009-06-28 | #3 Flare | Cause: Off-site and on-site transformers failed causing complete power failure. #3 flare smoking due to lack of steam Followup: Yes Notes: electricians called to restore power. | |
121336 2010-02-05 | Belco Tail Gas Unit (B2001 CO Boiler/WGS) | Cause: EXPLOSION of Belco tail gas SRU (sulfur recovery unit) "resulting in a long term loss of the scrubber"
Report lists no releases/emissions, states that there were no injuries. FIRE. Followup: No Notes: BRQ. "Belco unit isolated. area barricaded. all sulfur producing units were idled in a controlled manner" Off site impact: "Some residential damage from explosion shockwave"; no environmental impact noted. |
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