LA Bucket Brigade : Refinery Accident Database

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Placid Refining (2366), Port Allen

Releases in 2005

LDEQ Accident Number Accident Date	Point Source/Release	Cause	Notes
81777 2005-08-28	Point Source(s): No Information Given Pollutant(s): No Information Given - 0 pounds	Cause of Problem: Weather Refinery shutdown for safety purposed for Hurricane Katrina	Hazmat incident #05-05935
80305 2005-07-05	Point Source(s): No Information Given Pollutant(s): No Information Given - 0 pounds	Cause of Problem: Maintenance/Procedures The were no unauthorized discharges. This was a controlled early shutdown for schedule unit turnaround	None
80256 2005-07-02	Point Source(s): Depropanizer Feed Line Pollutant(s): Hydrofluoric Acid - 37 pounds	Cause of Problem: Corrosion This discharge was a result of a corrosion hole on the feed line.	The material was captured by using fire water spray. Hazmat #05-04405
No LDEQ Number Available 2005-06-21	Point Source(s): No Information Given Pollutant(s): No Information Given - 0 pounds	Cause of Problem: Maintenance/Procedures No unautorized discharge occurred. This was an orderly controlled unit shutdown for unit maintenance	None
79947 2005-06-18	Point Source(s): Pump Pollutant(s): Crude Oil - 420 gallons	Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure The discharge was a result of failure of redundant safety systems: 1. a faulty level control did not turn on the appropriate pump; 2. failure of the high level alarm system	Tank 27 dike area using a vacuum truck and transportating it to an onsite crude oil tank for reuse in the refining process. Visual estimate for amount spilled.
79665 2005-06-08	Point Source(s): Tank 23/Tank 24 Pollutant(s): Oil tank sediment mixed with crude - 200 gallons	Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure Faulty transfer hose, release during transfer from tank 23 to tank 24	Removed contaminated soil. Replaced faulty hose. Release was to the land in the immediate vicinity of Tank 24. There was no offsite impact. Sediment classified as K169 hazardous waste. Hazmat incident # 05-03784
79312 2005-05-24	Point Source(s): Sour Water Stripper Pollutant(s): Sulfur Dioxide - 3,820 pounds	Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure Fouling in Sour Water Stripper	No information given on remedial actions or preventive measures. Hazmat incident # 05-3393
77713 2005-03-21	Point Source(s): Tail Gas Treater Unit (TGTU) Pollutant(s): Sulfur Dioxide - 19,940 pounds	Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure Catalyst fouling in Placid's Tail Gas Treater Unit (TGTU)	Requiring a unit shutdown to replace the heat exchanger bundle. Catalyst was replaced. Another multi-day massive Sulfur Dioxide release from the Treater Unit. It seems that the unit was releasing excessive Sulfur Dioxide for 20 days in a row. Hazmat incident # 05-01867
77564 2005-03-11	Point Source(s): Tail Gas Treater Unit (TGTU) Pollutant(s): Sulfur Dioxide - 35,860 pounds	Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure An internal (not exposed to the atmosphere) heat exchanger tube leak resulted in catalyst fouling in Placid's Tail Gas Treater Unit (TGTU).	Requiring a unit shutdown to replace the heat exchanger bundle. Hazmat incident # 05-08167
77406 2005-03-06	Point Source(s): Tail Gas Treater Unit (TGTU) Pollutant(s): Sulfur Dioxide - 19,456 pounds	Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure An internal (not exposed to the atmosphere) heat exchanger tube leak resulted in catalyst fouling in Placid's Tail Gas Treater Unit (TGTU).	Exchanger bundle has been repaired. First in a series of major releases of Sulfur Dioxide from the Treater Unit. Hazmat incident # 05-01543
76358 2005-01-21	Point Source(s): Alkyation Unit Pollutant(s): Hydrofluoric Acid - 40 pounds Propane - 15 pounds	Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure Incident was caused by a failure of a site glass on a process vessel. Result of equipment failure	the affected area (valves) was manually blocked in and the site glass is being rebuilt to prevent reoccurence.