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Formosa Plastics (288), Baton Rouge

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #91285
tate Police #N/A
Accident Date2006-10-06
Report Date 2006-10-11
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

Accident Classified As: No Information Given

Cause of Problem: Maintenance/Procedures

A contractor was cutting down a column with a torch. Inside of the column, the packing began to smolder.

Discharge Preventable - Not Applicable

This incident did not involve a release.

Notes/Remedial Actions

At the time the call was made, the column was being flooded with water.