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ExxonMobil Chemical Plant (286), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 116544 |
| State Police # | 09-03828 |
| Accident Date | 2009-07-17 |
| Report Date | 2009-07-23 |
| 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 |
| Heater Oil | 5 m | Expansion tank on heater barge (Gonsoilin 108) | NO | NO | NO | 50.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As: No Information Given
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
A heater barge was running its heater and an expansion tank on board burped and sprayed approximately 50 gallons of heater oil onto the deck.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
While the majority of the heater oil stayed on deck, about 1 cup released into the water (Mississippi River). An OSRO response crew was dispatched from Oil Mop, INC for cleanup of the deck on the barge. The sheen on the water was unrecoverable and dissipated naturally. The product recovered by absorbent pads were bagged. The contaminated absorbents were loaded into DOT drums for proper disposal.
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