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Accident # | 118173 |
State Police # | No Information Given |
Accident Date | 2009-09-23 |
Report Date | 2010-01-12 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Benzene | 10 m | B furnace | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) | 10 m | B furnace | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
Flammable Gas | 10 m | B furnace | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Tube rupture in B furnace.
Tube taken out of service. Report says there was a potential for benzene and VOC emissions. LDEQ received the written report from Exxon but did not include it in this report, but stated that no RQs were exceeded.
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