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Formosa Plastics (288), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 106814 |
| State Police # | 08-03829 |
| Accident Date | 2008-06-27 |
| Report Date | 2010-03-26 |
| 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 |
| Vinyl Chloride | No information given | reboiler | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
| Ethylene dichloride | No information given | reboiler | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
Steam was lost throughout the plant, which caused the reboiler to cool down quickly, which caused the release from a gasket leak on the reboiler.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
The release was secured when the steam came back up. Late notification because "they were just tied up." Amount of Vinyl Chloride and Ethylene Dichloride released is unknown. LDEQ report indicates that LDEQ received written report on 7/8/08, but that report is not included in LABB's file.
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