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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | No LDEQ Number Available |
| State Police # | 05-02642 |
| Accident Date | 2005-04-22 |
| Report Date | 2005-04-29 |
| 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 |
| Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) | 3 minutes | F-3 furnace | NO | NO | YES | 41.0 pounds |
| Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds (HRVOCs) | 3 minutes | F-3 furnace | NO | NO | NO | 9.0 pounds |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 3 minutes | F-3 furnace | NO | NO | YES | 1.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Human Factors
furnace smoked for 3 minutes because the fuel gas rate to the furnace increased. This was due to the controller typing 3200 instead of 2300 kscf.
Discharge Preventable - Yes
Notes/Remedial Actions
Other controllers were informed of the consequences and were asked to double check manual inputs prior to execution; fuel gas rates were immediately cut back and the air damper was opened.
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