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ExxonMobil Chemical Plant (286), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 85116 |
| State Police # | 06-00244 |
| Accident Date | 2006-01-12 |
| Report Date | 2006-01-18 |
| 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 |
| Benzene | 20m | Pump seal on processing unit | NO | NO | YES | 18.0 pounds |
| Toluene | 20m | Pump seal on processing unit | NO | NO | NO | 3.0 pounds |
| Xylene | 20m | Pump seal on processing unit | NO | NO | NO | 0.1 pounds |
| C6 Paraffins | 20m | Pump seal on processing unit | NO | NO | NO | 90.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity
Cause of Problem: Seal or Gasket
While making rounds on the unit, Aromatics operations personnel discovered a pump seal leaking to concrete containment and to the sewer.
Discharge Preventable - No
Notes/Remedial Actions
Operations shut down the pump and blocked it away from the process stopping the leak. The pump seal will be replaced.
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