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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 96760 |
| State Police # | 07-02931 |
| Accident Date | 2007-06-04 |
| Report Date | 2007-06-11 |
| 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 |
| Benzene | 3h 13m | Release-Tank vapor release | NO | NO | YES | 64.0 pounds |
| Toluene | 3h 13m | Release-Tank vapor release | NO | NO | NO | 140.0 pounds |
| Flammable Vapor | 3h 13m | Release-Tank vapor release | NO | NO | YES | 3,940.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Human Factors
employee inadvertently deactivated vapor recovery system
Discharge Preventable - Yes
Notes/Remedial Actions
the vapor recovery unit was restarted upon the discovery that it was deactivated.
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