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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 103091 |
| PDF Available |  PDF |
| State Police # | 08-00868 |
| Accident Date | 2008-02-14 |
| Report Date | 2008-02-21 |
| 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 |
| Propane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 116.0 pounds |
| Butane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 6,483.0 pounds |
| n-Butane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | NO | 1,298.0 pounds |
| 2,2-Dimethylpropane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | |
| Isopentane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 412.0 pounds |
| n-Pentane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | NO | 37.0 pounds |
| 2,3-Dimethylbutane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 38.0 pounds |
| 2-Methylpentane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 10.0 pounds |
| 2,4-Dimethylpentane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 48.0 pounds |
| 2,2,3-Trimethylbutane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 2.0 pounds |
| 2-Methylhexane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 9.0 pounds |
| 2,3-Dimethylpentane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 20.0 pounds |
| 3-Methylhexane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 3.0 pounds |
| Isooctane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 523.0 pounds |
| 2,5-Dimethylhexane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 37.0 pounds |
| 2,3,3-Trimethylpentane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 48.0 pounds |
| 2,4-Dimethylhexane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 35.0 pounds |
| 2,3,4-Trimethylpentane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 244.0 pounds |
| 2,3,3-Trimethylpentane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 295.0 pounds |
| 2,3-Dimethylhexane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 43.0 pounds |
| 2-Methylheptane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 2.0 pounds |
| 4-Methylheptane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 2.0 pounds |
| 3,4-Dimethylhexane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 9.0 pounds |
| 3-Methylheptane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 1.0 pounds |
| 2,2,5-Trimethylhexane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 88.0 pounds |
| n-Nonane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | NO | 117.0 pounds |
| Isobutylene | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 6.0 pounds |
| Cyclopentane | 18h | Leak/feed line leak | NO | NO | YES | 15.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Corrosion
Corrosion/corrosion leak occurred through a 3/8 hole on the #2 feed inlet pip
Discharge Preventable - No
Due to accelarated internal and external pipe corrosion.
Notes/Remedial Actions
The tower that the corroded pipe led to was shut down and filled with water to stop residual hydrocarbon vapors from leaking out of the hole. The hole was plugged.An engineered leak box was installed on the line.
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