Selected Report: B-306-2009
| Spill Report Information |
| Spill Number: |
B-306-2009 |
| Report Status: |
Final Report |
| MCD Town: |
SEARSPORT |
| Local Name: |
SEARSPORT |
| Primary Responder: |
NATHAN THOMPSON |
| Primary Product: |
AMMONIA {76} - 1470.00 ESTIMATE
|
| Subject/Owner: |
GAC CHEMICAL COMPANY - - |
| I. EVENT |
| Spill Info |
| Type: |
Hazardous Material Incident |
| Source: |
Storage Unit - Aboveground Storage Tank |
| Cause: |
Accident - Human Error |
| Spill Date/Time |
| Spill Date/Time: |
05/11/2009
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| Reporter Type/Detection Method |
| Type: |
Subject/Spiller {2} |
| Method: |
Odor/Vapor/Mist |
| Reported Date/Time |
| Reported Date/Time: |
05/11/2009
|
| Subject/Spiller (Potential Responsible Party) |
| Contact: |
GAC CHEMICAL COMPANY
PO BOX 436 KIDDER RD
SEARSPORT ME 04974-0436 USA
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| Comment: |
|
| Primary Responder and Other Employees |
| Contact(s): |
NATHAN THOMPSON (Primary Responder)
|
| Comment: |
No Further Response Action Expected |
| II. SITE |
| Location |
| Location Type: |
Business - Industrial {ID} |
| Name: |
GAC CHEMICAL COMPANY |
| Street Address: |
KIDDER ROAD |
| MCD Town: |
SEARSPORT |
| Local Name: |
SEARSPORT |
| State/Province: |
ME |
| Spill Point |
| Spill Point: |
|
| Wells and Media Affected |
| Wells Affected: |
0 Wells Impacted/ 0 Wells At Risk
|
| Media Affected: |
Interior Surface {S}
|
| Tanks Involved |
| Tanks Involved: |
NONE
|
| III. CLEANUP |
| Product Reported: |
AMMONIA {76} |
| Products Found/Amount Spilled: |
AMMONIA {76} - 1470.00 ESTIMATE
(Primary Product) |
| Material Recovered: |
NONE
|
| Recovery/Treatment Method: |
NONE
|
| Cleanup DTREE: |
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| Disposal Information: |
See narrative. |
| IV. NARRATIVE |
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5/11/09 Peter Godwin of GAC reported an ammonia release at the entered location. I responded to the location and surveyed the release area with Mr. Godwin and GAC president David Colter. There was a strong presence of ammonia in the atmosphere that restricted our access, but we were able to observe the Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) source (a 20,000-30,000 gallon class AST). The GAC representatives advised me that a worker had turned a heater on in anticipation of moving product to or from the AST and that the heater had been left on which lead to an over pressurization of the tank that lead to a release at the safety relief valve on top of the AST. A release also occurred in an adjacent process building due to a ruptured gasket on a ammonia feed line that runs from the AST into the building. Venting of the building occurring at the time of my observation. The flange gasket was later replaced.There was no clean up action feasible and the product released to the atmosphere. A more detailed account of the incident and causes and corrective actions are attached in the GAC incident report dated 5/19/09. No further Response action expected.file/report.
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| V.ATTACHMENTS |
| None |
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