Selected Report: B-85-2010
| Spill Report Information |
| Spill Number: |
B-85-2010 |
| Report Status: |
Final Report |
| MCD Town: |
SEARSPORT |
| Local Name: |
SEARSPORT |
| Primary Responder: |
JOHN M SELLECK |
| Primary Product: |
CORROSIVE {73} - 750.00 ESTIMATE
|
| Subject/Owner: |
GAC - - |
| I. EVENT |
| Spill Info |
| Type: |
Hazardous Material Incident |
| Source: |
Land Transportation - Tank Truck |
| Cause: |
Accident - Human Error |
| Spill Date/Time |
| Spill Date/Time: |
02/20/2010
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| Reporter Type/Detection Method |
| Type: |
Subject/Spiller {2} |
| Method: |
Visual Product |
| Reported Date/Time |
| Reported Date/Time: |
02/20/2010
|
| Subject/Spiller (Potential Responsible Party) |
| Contact: |
GAC
KIDDER POINT ROAD
SEARSPORT ME 04974 USA
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| Comment: |
|
| Primary Responder and Other Employees |
| Contact(s): |
JOHN M SELLECK (Primary Responder)
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| Comment: |
No Further Response Action Expected |
| II. SITE |
| Location |
| Location Type: |
Business - Industrial {ID} |
| Name: |
GAC CHEMICAL CO |
| Street Address: |
KIDDER POINT 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: |
Engineered Containment {E}
|
| Tanks Involved |
| Tanks Involved: |
NONE
|
| III. CLEANUP |
| Product Reported: |
SULFURIC ACID {72} |
| Products Found/Amount Spilled: |
CORROSIVE {73} - 750.00 ESTIMATE
(Primary Product) |
| Material Recovered: |
Mixed Liquid Media {MM} - 5700.00 gals. ACTUAL
Other Material {OM} - 0.50 cu. yds. ESTIMATE
|
| Recovery/Treatment Method: |
Pumps {B}
Other {J}
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| Cleanup DTREE: |
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| Disposal Information: |
Materials recovered were used at the plant |
| IV. NARRATIVE |
|
While fueling a 5000 gallon tanker, Mr. Tom Greenlaw (former GAC Employee), fell asleep resulting in spilling 695 gallons of sulfuric acid. Luckily the GAC spill response team was on site finishing up training and was able to respond in a quick fashion. The majority of the acid flowed into the containment area melting a large amount of ice. Soda ash was place upon the concrete pad where acid had spilled at the fueling rack. the soda ash was shoveled into drums. The diluted acid from the containment area was pumped into two tanker trucks and used inside the facility. See GAC report for details.No further Response action is expected.
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| V.ATTACHMENTS |
| Attachment Type |
Description |
| Paper Attach |
NRC report |
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