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ExxonMobil Chemical Plant (286), Baton Rouge

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #135114
State Police #11-06936
Accident Date2011-11-07
Report Date 2011-11-14
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
Benzene25sAromatics unitNONOYES4.6 pounds

Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)

Cause of Problem: Seal or Gasket

Loose water seal on a flare blowdown drum BD-106 of the Aromatics unit caused a Benzene release.

Discharge Preventable - No Information Given

Notes/Remedial Actions

No information given. Four people were sent to Medical as a standard for being in the area. All four were asymptomatic.