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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 122774 |
| State Police # | 10-01932 |
| Accident Date | 2010-04-14 |
| Report Date | 2010-08-27 |
| 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 | no information given | FLARE: PCLA-2 [CCU] | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
| Sulfur Dioxide | no information given | FLARE: PCLA-2 [CCU] | NO | YES | NO | 1,653.0 pounds |
| Carbon Monoxide | no information given | FLARE: PCLA-2 [CCU] | NO | YES | NO | BRQ |
| Nitrogen Oxide | no information given | FLARE: PCLA-2 [CCU] | NO | YES | YES | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity
Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure
Facility was called after smoky flare was noticed. A level instrument critical to unit operations that malfunctioned caused flaring. Exceeded RQ for SO2. Follow-up letter states that a recent analysis of the refinery flare system resulted in updated release amount: 1653 lbs
Discharge Preventable - No
Incident caused by unexpected instrument failure.
Notes/Remedial Actions
The unit was shut down to end the release. This incident is under investigation to determine the root cause in order to prevent reoccurrence. This release exceeded the 1,000 pound RQ value for SO2. LDEQ incident report indicate that this incident is #122774 and State police #10-01932. However, the refinery letter indicates that this incident is incident #s 122774, 123224, and 124285 and state police numbers 10-01932, 10-02386, 10-03389.
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