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Placid Refining Co., LLC, Port Allen

LDEQ Incident Report

Incident #108388
State Police #n/a
Incident Date2008-08-26
Report Date 2008-08-27
Follow-up Date 2000-00-00
Follow-up: No

Pollutants Released

Pollutant Duration Point Source Greenhouse Gas Criteria Pollutant Ozone forming chemical Amount of Release
Smoke30mValve on heat exchangerNONONO 

Cause of Problem: Human Factors

Maintenance error during turnaround

Discharge Preventable -

Notes/Remedial Actions

Vent line valve left open causing crude to ignite. Reiterated startup procedures to operators