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Calumet Lubricants 8 (1214), Shreveport
Citizen Complaints in 2009
| LDEQ Accident Number Complaint Date |
Notes |
| 112360 1/28/2009 | Description: Calumet's flare was large late yesterday causing concern Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: contacted Rick Williams of Calumet to inform him of complaint, on 1/29 Williams called back to notify of a mini-turnaround on #1 platfrm, flaring was during this start up and while bringing back up the depropanizer Investigation Delay: Same Day Accident Report Filed: |
| 112280 1/23/2009 | Description: rotten egg smell in air coming from Calumet Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: A phone interview with Ms. White and subsequent field test was not conducted until the 26th. On that day, no rotten egg smells were present. On Jan. 27th, a phone interview was conducted with Rick Williams, representative for Calumet Lubricants. He s Investigation Delay: 3 Accident Report Filed: 112282 |
| 111983 1/12/2009 | Description: rotten egg odors in and around 3200 block of Midway Ave Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: used Portasens air monitor with SO2 sensor to check level of SO2, noticed a sour water smell, smell stated to be coming from cooling tower, 1/13 Williams stated that the towers were put back on regular flow & smell should go away Investigation Delay: Same Day Accident Report Filed: |
| 112769 2/15/2009 | Description: high flares, black smoke, strong SO2 odors emitting from Calumet Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: LDEQ called Calumet on 2/16 and Mr. Rick Williams reported that the Belco units were on circulation with the tail gas going directly to the flare. On 1/17, Mr. Williams reported that the units were back on line. Investigation Delay: 1 Accident Report Filed: |
| 112464 2/1/2009 | Description: Ms. Young called in regards to incident #112360, and also reported a large flare on 2/1/09. Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: According to Calumet, they were unaware of any malfunctions or incidents. The facility has a new hydrotreater that may have caused the flare to "burp", using hydrogen and propane. Investigation Delay: 2 Accident Report Filed: |
| 113854 3/31/2009 | Description: Ms. Young called at 2:24pm to report smoke and flaring. Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: Mr. Williams had called at 2:15 that day to inform LDEQ that the #5 boiler was shutting down due to lack of steam. This caused a large amount of black smoke and flaring. Mr Williams called at 2:30 to report that #5 boiler was back in service. Investigation Delay: Same Day Accident Report Filed: |
| 113812 3/29/2009 | Description: large fire, black smoke Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: took photos of facility, noting no large flare or black smoke at the time of the inspection, Williams stated that the boiler was shut down and it was smoking, the boiler was back in service at 2:30 PM Investigation Delay: 2 Accident Report Filed: |
| 113811 3/27/2009 | Description: large flaring, black smoke, burned rubber odors. Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: LDEQ drove to the facility on 3/31 at 10:20am and upon inspection, found no smoke or flaring. Also, no odors detected. Mr. Wiliams of Calumet later stated that the #5 boiler was shut down and smoking. He was not sure if it happend over the weekend be Investigation Delay: 4 Accident Report Filed: |
| 113701 3/24/2009 | Description: Ms. White called at 8:20am on 3/24 to report smoke and flaring at Calumet. Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: LDEQ drove to Calumet at 8:25. One flare had large flames with smoke. Mr. Williams of Calumet stated that they were repeatedly starting up the Pressure Swing Absorbtion Unit because it kept shutting down. During the start up of this unit, excess fla Investigation Delay: Same Day Accident Report Filed: |
| 113624 3/23/2009 | Description: Ms. Young called regarding flaring and loud noises coming from Calumet on 3/23 at 4pm. Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: LDEQ conducted an on site inspection at 4:10 pm. At this time, there were no loud noises other than a jackhammer. A flare was noted on the south corner of Hudson Ave. Mr. Williams from Calumet was unavailable at the time. On 3/25, Mr. Williams stated Investigation Delay: Same Day Accident Report Filed: |
| 113551 3/20/2009 | Description: foul odor coming form Calumet Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: no odor noted; during onsite inspection, Williams stated that Calumet workers were starting up the Pressure Swing Absorption unit, causing an excess flare Investigation Delay: Same Day Accident Report Filed: |
| 113284 3/9/2009 | Description: strong smell of sulfur being released Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: Rick Williams stated that there were a few problems with the fuel gas system on the night of the complaint that increased the flaring at the #3 fire, this may have led to the sulfur odor Investigation Delay: 1 Accident Report Filed: |
| 114117 4/10/2009 | Description: emission and bitter smell coming from Calumet Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: Calumet representative stated no problems had occurred, Calumet had experienced power blips on the previous evening due to storm, problems with Sulfur Recovery Unit on 4/09, but unit had been fixed the previous night Investigation Delay: 3 Accident Report Filed: |
| 114114 4/9/2009 | Description: foul odors and loud noise Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: a multiple complaint was filed regarding odors from Calumet, Calumet noted that there was a power blip with the SRU being tripped Investigation Delay: 15 Accident Report Filed: |
| 113930 4/2/2009 | Description: flaring black smoke Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: #5 boiler was shut down, boiler lost steam ability Investigation Delay: 1 Accident Report Filed: |
| 115252 5/26/2009 | Description: strong odor coming from Calumet refinery Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: Calumet was doing an MEK (methyl ethyl ketone) turnaround on 5/25/09 and finished on 5/26/09 which may have caused the odor Investigation Delay: 2 Accident Report Filed: |
| 116062 6/29/2009 | Description: some type of incident occurred at facility Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: electrical power failure occurred at Calumet, reported by Calumet to State Police Hotline, electrical heat tracing was shorting out above the charge pump sump drain, there was some waxy lube product that caught on fire from arcing Investigation Delay: 7 Accident Report Filed: |
| 116059 6/28/2009 | Description: some type of incident occurred at 8:45 PM, fire trucks at the facility Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: Calumet notified State Police Hotline that off site and on site power transformers failed, causing a complete power failure, the #3 flare was smoking due to lack of steam Investigation Delay: 2 Accident Report Filed: |
| 116040 6/27/2009 | Description: Calumet--some type of incident--large flare, lots of smoke Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: Calumet notified State Police Hazmat hotline regarding an incident, the flare gas compressors shut down, this forces the release of hydrogen sulfide to the flare Investigation Delay: 9 Accident Report Filed: |
| 115656 6/14/2009 | Description: flaring unit high, black smoke, leaving odor Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: Calumet reported that the incident occurred at facility on 6/12 when transformer from electrica; company, Swepco, blew up and caused entire power failure at the plant; site visit conducted at facility, unable to determine if there was black smoke com Investigation Delay: 3 Accident Report Filed: |
| 115654 6/12/2009 | Description: flaring unit high, black smoke, leaving odor Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: Calumet reported that the incident occurred at facility on 6/12 when transformer from electrica; company, Swepco, blew up and caused entire power failure at the plant; site visit conducted at facility, unable to determine if there was black smoke com Investigation Delay: Same Day Accident Report Filed: |
| 115454 6/3/2009 | Description: flares, lots of black smoke, terrible odors (SO2) Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: trouble with power outages due to weather, new #11 boiler was tripping and was taking steam from the flare causing the black smoke Investigation Delay: 1 Accident Report Filed: |
| 116800 7/27/2009 | Description: Calumet Shreveport Refinery is flaring Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: flare because the depropanizer unit had an accumulation of propane and it triggered the relief valve, sending gas to the flare Investigation Delay: Same Day Accident Report Filed: |
| 117433 8/21/2009 | Description: odors Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: main plant flare had gone out, cause of flare due to very little gas going to the flare, ignitor on flare had developed a hole in the piping, strong sulfur odors on south boundary of refinery, odors were the result of the facility increasing the flow Investigation Delay: Same Day Accident Report Filed: |
| 117374 8/18/2009 | Description: flaring with large amount of black smoke Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: PSA (Pressure Saving Adsorption) unit that utilizes hydrogen, vented hydrogen to the flare and caused it to smoke, propane was also vented to the flare this morning from the depropanizer tower causing flaring Investigation Delay: 1 Accident Report Filed: |
| 117905 9/12/2009 | Description: extremely large flare emitting excessive amounts of black smoke from Calumet Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: issues that day with the Pressure Swing Absorber unit, unit is used to purify hydrogen, pressure problems with the unit due to too much hydrogen, excess hydrogen went to the flare, at the time when this started, there was not enough steam to generate Investigation Delay: 4 Accident Report Filed: |
| 117702 9/3/2009 | Description: report of an oily type discharge in Brushy Bayou, possibly from Calumet Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: sheen was noted on the water, visit of Outfall 001 revealed that the sheen was a biological decomposition sheen and would fragment when disturbed, cause of sheen unknown to Calumet Investigation Delay: Same Day Accident Report Filed: |
| 118819 10/17/2009 | Description: strong odors on Clark and Palm Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: doing a turn around on the number 2 hydrogen unit meaning the unit was shut down all weekend for cleaning and then it was brought back up Investigation Delay: 4 Accident Report Filed: |
| 119305 11/5/2009 | Description: dark smoke Health Effects: LDEQ Followup: yes LDEQ Notes: CDW catalyst unit was undergoing maintenance and the relief valves lifted and released propane, noticed black smoke puffing 3-4 times, no reportable quantities reported Investigation Delay: Same Day Accident Report Filed: |
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