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ExxonMobil Chemical Plant (286), Baton Rouge

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #91967
State Police #06-06918
Accident Date2006-11-09
Report Date 2006-11-13
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
Flammable GasNo information givenF5 incineratorNONOYES 
No Information GivenNo information givenNo information given.NONONO 

Accident Classified As: No Information Given

Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

A piece of equipment, the F5 incinerator that the POX acid gas normally goes to, shut down for an unknown reason. ExxonMobil is investigating whether the shutdown could be due to an instrumentation

Discharge Preventable - No Information Given

Notes/Remedial Actions

Flammable gas was released at 2268 lbs per hour. Amount of flammable gas released is unknown.