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ExxonMobil Chemical Plant (286), Baton Rouge

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #104910
State Police #08-02204
Accident Date2008-04-21
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
Nitrogen OxideNo information givenD-furnace tube leak in NACC unitNOYESYES47.0 pounds

Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)

Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing

D-Furnace tube leak in the NACC unit of the plant.

Discharge Preventable - No Information Given

Notes/Remedial Actions

Leak is ongoing at time of report. They are in the process of putting the water in the pass now. If this doesn’t work, they will bring the furnace down. It is above RQ only for State Police and not for LDEQ. Feed was stoppped and tube will be repaired during down time.