EPA v. Air Products & Chemicals-New Orleans, LA-RMP ACO-FY2020
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On May 23, 2019, a liquid hydrogen plant at the facility was being started-up following a planned outage. Operators were in the process of pressuring the plant when a purge hose, which inadvertently had been left in service, failed and ignited, resulting in a fire and air release incident.
Defendants (1)
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC - NEW ORLEANS FACILITY
14700 INTRACOASTAL DR, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70129
Registry ID: 110000449113
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC - NEW ORLEANS FACILITY
14700 INTRACOASTAL DR, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70129
Registry ID: 110000449113
Statutes cited
- CAA 112[R][7] — Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)
- CAA 112[R][1] — Prevention of Accidental Release/General Duty Clause
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Air Products & Chemicals-New Orleans, LA-RMP ACO-FY2020entered 2020-05-18
Primary law: CAA
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2020-05-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2020-05-18Final Order Issued
- 2020-05-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2020-09-10Air Resolved
- 2020-09-10Compliance Achieved
- 2021-11-09Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602204606
- Case number
- 06-2020-3347
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- ECDAC
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2020-3347 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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