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Formosa Plastics (288), Baton Rouge

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #86724
State Police #06-01818
Accident Date2006-03-24
Report Date 2006-03-24
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
Ethylene dichloride17 mReactor shell on NR301CNONONOBRQ

Accident Classified As: No Information Given

Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

Hole in the reactor shell on NR301C.

Discharge Preventable - No Information Given

Notes/Remedial Actions

Shut down shell NR301C and secured it. Amount of ethylene dichloride released is unknown.