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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #152167
State Police #13-04945
Accident Date2013-11-05
Report Date 2013-11-12
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
OilNo Information GivenNo Information GivenNONONO38.0 gallons

Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)

Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing

Approximately 38 gallons of oil were released to soil due to a leak in the line in an elevated piped band near the Hydrocracker unit.

Discharge Preventable - No Information Given

Notes/Remedial Actions

Due to prompt incident response to mitigate the event duration, no reportable quantities were exceeded. Workers stopped leak, immediate clean up of the spill followed, all contaminated soil was removed within three days.