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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #	93020
State Police #	07-00041
Accident Date	2007-01-03
Report Date	2007-01-10
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
Hydrogen Sulfide	5h 40m	FLARE-Flare #5,7,17,19	NO	NO	NO	23.0 pounds
Methane	5h 40m	FLARE-Flare #5,7,17,19	YES	NO	YES	120.0 pounds
Ethane	5h 40m	FLARE-Flare #5,7,17,19	NO	NO	YES	86.0 pounds
Propylene	5h 40m	FLARE-Flare #5,7,17,19	NO	NO	YES	27.0 pounds
Propane	5h 40m	FLARE-Flare #5,7,17,19	NO	NO	YES	72.0 pounds
Butene	5h 40m	FLARE-Flare #5,7,17,19	NO	NO	YES	34.0 pounds
n-Butane	5h 40m	FLARE-Flare #5,7,17,19	NO	NO	NO	38.0 pounds
Pentene	5h 40m	FLARE-Flare #5,7,17,19	NO	NO	NO	38.0 pounds
n-Pentane	5h 40m	FLARE-Flare #5,7,17,19	NO	NO	NO	18.0 pounds
Hexane	5h 40m	FLARE-Flare #5,7,17,19	NO	NO	NO	20.0 pounds
Sulfur Dioxide	5h 40m	FLARE-Flare #5,7,17,19	NO	YES	NO	8,752.0 pounds
Nitrogen Dioxide	5h 40m	FLARE-Flare #5,7,17,19	NO	YES	YES	19.0 pounds
Nitric Oxide	5h 40m	FLARE-Flare #5,7,17,19	NO	YES	NO	139.0 pounds

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Other

OTHER-Electrical failure of Coker units

Discharge Preventable - Yes

Notes/Remedial Actions

Personnel initiated startup of idle compressor recovering most of coker gas. Alternate electrical coordination settings and power supply designs are being evaluated for this system.