LA Bucket Brigade : Refinery Accident Database

Chalmette Refining, LLC, Chalmette

LDEQ Incident Report

Incident #	No LDEQ Number Available
State Police #	05-09007
Incident Date	2005-12-18
Report Date	2005-12-21
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
Nitric Oxide	10h 5m	Coker 2 Wet Gas Compressor K8101	NO	YES	NO	254.0 pounds
Nitrogen Dioxide	10h 5m	Coker 2 Wet Gas Compressor K8101	NO	YES	YES	28.0 pounds
Sulfur Dioxide	10h 5m	Coker 2 Wet Gas Compressor K8101	NO	YES	NO	26,127.0 pounds

Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

Compressor went into high alarm for high vibration. It was determined that the vibration probe had provided a false alarm due to a faulty connection.

Discharge Preventable - No

Notes/Remedial Actions

In order to avoid equipment damage and associated emissions, refinery personnel shut down the machine. The vibration probe was repaired and the machine was put back in service, ending the incident. Instrument and electrical connections directly relatedto K8101 were double checked for proper connections in order to avoid a recurrence due to the same root cause.