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ExxonMobil Chemical Plant (286), Baton Rouge

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #124659
State Police #10-03756
Accident Date2010-07-07
Report Date 2011-11-29
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
PropyleneNo Information GivenPiping weldNONOYESBRQ

Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)

Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing

There was a pinhole leak in a piping weld.

Discharge Preventable - No Information Given

Notes/Remedial Actions

Isolated and evacuated. Propylene is the chemical on line.