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LDEQ Accident Number Accident Date |
Point Source(s) | Notes | Amount of Release |
101817 2007-12-19 | G-22 relief valve | Cause: During operation of the G-22 unit the South Joy compressor was over pressurized causing a relief valve in the inner cooler portion of the machinery to lift. The relief valve failed to reseat properly causing a realase of 3580 lbs of Chlorodifluoromethane (G-22). Followup: No Notes: | 3,580.0 pounds |
122636 2010-04-08 | pressure transmitter | Cause: The plant was in the process of repairing a pressure transmitter. When the transmitter was isolated for repair, this inadvertently caused an over pressure of the system. Followup: No Notes: DUring the over pressure, the relief valves on the system opened as designed. The relief valves vented through the low pressure scrubber system and then to the air. | 651.0 pounds |
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