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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #124047
State Police #10-03156
Accident Date2010-06-06
Report Date 2010-10-04
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
Propane16 hno information givenNONOYES4,200.0 pounds

Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity

Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure

A crack on press instrument leaked propane found on 6/6/10. Later it was found that leak started 16 hours earlier. 4200 pounds of propane released. Reportable Quantities [RQ] exceeded.

Discharge Preventable - No Information Given

Notes/Remedial Actions

No Information Given. LABB only has access the LDEQ incident report.