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ExxonMobil Chemical Plant (286), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 118428 |
| State Police # | 09-05495 |
| Accident Date | 2009-10-02 |
| Report Date | 2010-01-27 |
| 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 |
| Benzene | No Information Given | B furnace | NO | NO | YES | 10.0 pounds |
| Butadiene | No Information Given | B furnace | NO | NO | YES | 10.0 pounds |
| Flammable Vapor | No Information Given | B furnace | NO | NO | YES | 1,000.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: No Information Given
Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing
Tube leak in "B" furnace. Shutting the unit down to check the furnace and root cause of the leak.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
Incident caused by a tube leak in B furnace, cause is under investigation. They took it down and entered it to check. They shut the system down. They promised a call back with a close out time and whether or not RQs were exceeded. No note of call back.
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