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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 136303 |
| State Police # | 12-00083 |
| Accident Date | 2012-01-05 |
| Report Date | 2012-01-12 |
| 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 | No information given | flange on ICN unit | NO | NO | NO | 60.7 pounds |
| Methane | No information given | flange on ICN unit | YES | NO | YES | 7.9 pounds |
| Ethane | No information given | flange on ICN unit | NO | NO | YES | 1.4 pounds |
| Propane | No information given | flange on ICN unit | NO | NO | YES | 1.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: Seal or Gasket
A contractor detected a hydrogen smell on compressor C-830. A flange on the ICN unit leaked Hydrogen. The leak rate was 100lbs/hr.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
No information given.
Notes/Remedial Actions
Unit personnel tightened the flange and the leak was isolated. No RQs were exceeded. 60.7 pounds of hydrogen, 7.9 pounds of methane, 1.4 pounds of ethane, and less than a pound of propane was released.
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