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ExxonMobil Chemical Plant (286), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 106776 |
| State Police # | 08-03809 |
| Accident Date | 2008-06-27 |
| Report Date | 0000-00-00 |
| 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 |
| Butadiene | no information given | control system on gas driven turbine driver | NO | NO | YES | 264.0 pounds |
| Benzene | no information given | control system on gas driven turbine driver | NO | NO | YES | 274.0 pounds |
| Sulfur Dioxide | no information given | control system on gas driven turbine driver | NO | YES | NO | 2,658.0 pounds |
| Propylene | no information given | control system on gas driven turbine driver | NO | NO | YES | 862.0 pounds |
| Ethylene | no information given | control system on gas driven turbine driver | NO | NO | YES | 1,267.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure
On 6/27/08 the charge gas compressor at the Olefins Unit shut down due to a control system failure of the gas driven turbine driver. Five furnaces automatically shut down and gas was routed to the f
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
First they cooled dow the furnace to shut down the unit. Repairs were made to the control system and restarted. Flaring occurred during startup.
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