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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | No LDEQ Number Available |
| State Police # | 05-01600, 05-01619 |
| Accident Date | 2005-03-09 |
| Report Date | 2005-03-16 |
| 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 |
| Nitrogen Oxide | 48 hours | FLARE (Nos. 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 19, 20 and 23) | NO | YES | YES | 292.0 pounds |
| Nitrogen Dioxide | 48 hours | FLARE (Nos. 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 19, 20 and 23) | NO | YES | YES | 50.0 pounds |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 48 hours | Incinerators, Sites 68 and 69 | NO | YES | NO | 30,244.0 pounds |
| Hydrogen Sulfide | 48 hours | Waste Water Treatment Unit | NO | NO | NO | 2,671.0 pounds |
| Propylene | 48 hours | Waste Water Treatment Unit | NO | NO | YES | 111.0 pounds |
| Butene | 48 hours | Waste Water Treatment Unit | NO | NO | YES | 102.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Start Up, Shut Down
30 minute power failure on Bulk Power Station #2. See Notes
Discharge Preventable - Yes
Notes/Remedial Actions
Information for both LDEQ Incident Report numbers included on same report. Electrician doing work in the area injured. Investigation underway and findings will be implemented. May put automatic bypasses around filters in case they plug. Emissionswere minimized because some units shutdown; the vent gas from TGCU was sent through the incinerators emitting sulfur dioxide instead of the more harmful hydrogen sulfide. Power failure caused the following refinery units to shut down: No. 10 PipestilSLA-10), West Coker, 200 and 400 Trains on the Sulfer Plant, the Tail Gas Clean-up Unit, No. 2 Powerformer, Heavy Cat Napatha Units, No.1 and No.2 Sour Water Strippers, and some Depronanizers. The following Chemical Plant Units also shut down: Linea
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