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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 116294 |
| State Police # | 09-03551 |
| Accident Date | 2009-07-07 |
| Report Date | 2009-07-07 |
| 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 |
| Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) | 5m | flare system | NO | NO | YES | 5,000.0 pounds |
| Ethylene | 5m | flare system | NO | NO | YES | 100.0 pounds |
| Propylene | 5m | flare system | NO | NO | YES | 100.0 pounds |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 5m | flare system | NO | YES | NO | 500.0 pounds |
| Hydrogen Sulfide | 5m | flare system | NO | NO | NO | 100.0 pounds |
| Nitrogen Oxide | 5m | flare system | NO | YES | YES | 1,000.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity
Cause of Problem: Process Upset
Safety valve lifted in the plant which caused 6 different flares to ignite.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
This release estimate exceeds RQs. The incident was secured. LABB only has access to the SPOC verbal report, and all of these quantities are the initial estimates.
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