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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 99493 |
| State Police # | 07-05570 |
| Accident Date | 2007-09-16 |
| Report Date | 2007-09-21 |
| 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 |
| Oil | 46h 25m | Spill | NO | NO | NO | 1,260.0 gallons |
| Toluene | 46h 25m | Spill | NO | NO | NO | 1,668.0 pounds |
| Xylene | 46h 25m | Spill | NO | NO | NO | 1,626.0 pounds |
| o-Xylene | 46h 25m | Spill | NO | NO | NO | 675.0 pounds |
| Pseudocumene | 46h 25m | Spill | NO | NO | NO | 655.0 pounds |
| Ethylbenzene | 46h 25m | spill | NO | NO | YES | 441.0 pounds |
| Hydrocarbon | 46h 25m | Spill | NO | NO | YES | 3,849.0 pounds |
| o-Xylene | 46h 25m | Spill | NO | NO | NO | 675.0 pounds |
| Flammable Vapor | 46h 25m | Spill | NO | NO | YES | 1,458.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Human Factors
Incomplete weld on #1 PHLA Line
Discharge Preventable - Yes
Notes/Remedial Actions
Once identified line was removed from service andleak was clamped to stop release. Line will be re routed in overhead pipeband.
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