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ExxonMobil Chemical Plant (286), Baton Rouge

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #104714
tate Police #N/A
Accident Date2008-04-12
Report Date 2010-03-22
Follow-up Date 0000-00-00
Follow-up: 

Pollutants Released

Pollutant Duration Point Source Greenhouse Gas Criteria Pollutant Ozone forming chemical Amount of Release
Benzene1h 52mcompressorNONOYES41.4 pounds
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)1h 52mcompressorNONOYES107.0 pounds

Accident Classified As: No Information Given

Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

Fire developed on a compressor C-500 B associated with the Aromatics Unit. Cause of the fire was mechanical failure of the compressor which controls the vapors from storage tanks in the Aromatics Unit.

Discharge Preventable - No

Non preventable as reason of mechanical failure of the compressor could not be ascertained at this time.

Notes/Remedial Actions

As a result of the compressor shut down, the fire vapors from the tanks went to the air. Vacuum jets were turned on to control these tanks emissions. Concentrations of 7 ppm of Benzene were detected 10 ft downwind from the compressor after the fire was out. Hot zone was established as called for. Hydrocarbons were blocked off from the compressor to prevent further ignition.