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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | No LDEQ Number Available |
| State Police # | 05-01164 |
| Accident Date | 2005-02-19 |
| Report Date | 2005-02-24 |
| 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 |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 6 hours, 30 minutes | FLARE | NO | YES | NO | 734.0 pounds |
| Nitrogen Oxide | 6 hours, 30 minutes | FLARE | NO | YES | YES | 32.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure
Control valves created excessive back pressure on the compressors at PCLA, which resulted in the compressor pressure control valve opening to the flare syste
Discharge Preventable - Yes
Notes/Remedial Actions
Corrected controls for the pressure control valves for the first part of the flaring event and closed a block valve for the second part of the flaring event; report stated that the release was preventable, but eplained that the flaring from 10:17am to 1:49pm was not preventable because a level instrument was reading incorrectly, which allowed the gas to the flare system.
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