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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #No LDEQ Number Available
State Police #05-06410
Accident Date2005-09-14
Report Date 2005-09-21
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
Nitrogen Oxide33 minutesFLARE- Alkylation UnitNOYESYES22.0 pounds
Nitrogen Dioxide33 minutesFLARE- Alkylation UnitNOYESYES4.0 pounds

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure

a pump on the cooling tower shut down due to a structural failure on the filter of the pump. Caused alkylation unit to flare.

Discharge Preventable - No

Notes/Remedial Actions

the machinest on the alkylation unit made immediate repairs to the pump and operations personnel were able to restart it; this was not preventable because the failure on the filter could not have been predicted