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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | No LDEQ Number Available |
| State Police # | No Information Given |
| Accident Date | 2005-01-14 |
| Report Date | 2005-01-21 |
| 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 |
| Carbon Monoxide | 1 hour | F-1 furnace at the East Coker | NO | YES | NO | 155.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure
the temperature indicator on P-2B was not reading. Restart of feed pump caused the temperature to missread the feed temperature and automatically reduced the firing in furnace F-1. Coil outlet temperature then fell and the furnace firing automatically increased.
Discharge Preventable - Yes
Notes/Remedial Actions
The forward control program has been changed, limiting the potential for error in temperature readings and in turn limits the change feedforward controls can make on furnace firing
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