| Home | Search | Emissions | Pollutants | About the Database |
Formosa Plastics (288), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 99995 |
| State Police # | 07-06014 |
| Accident Date | 2007-10-05 |
| Report Date | 2010-03-26 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Vinyl Chloride | 12m | a vessel | NO | NO | NO | 5,815.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: No Information Given
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
Vinyl chloride release from venting of a vessel when DCM Control System was lost. Released 5815lb VCM from thermal overpressure of a PVC reactor. The power filter malfunction caused UPSto shut down and allowed monetary power interruption to DCS and triggered a manual shut down.
Discharge Preventable - No
Malfunction of the UPS power filter could not be anticipated.
Notes/Remedial Actions
Shut down the unit to secure the release. The reliability of power filters was tested extensively before putting them back into service. People will be trained to look for power failures of this nature.
Connect With Us: