Exxon Chemical Americas Baton Rouge Chemical Plant - Accident History

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Accident on 1994-08-08 19:42:00

Industry (NAICS):Petrochemical Manufacturing (32511)
Duration of Release:52:40:00

Release Event

Gas Release?n
Liquid Spill/Evaporation?n
Fire?y
Explosion?n

Release Source

Storage Vessel:n
Piping:y
Process Vessel:y
Transfer Hose:n
Valve:y
Pump:n
Joint:n
Other Release Source:

Weather Conditions at the Time of Event

Wind: 4.6 Miles an Hour blowing East North East at 73 Degrees Fahrenheit
Atmospheric Stability Class:u
Precipitation Present?n
Unknown Weather Conditions?n

On-Site Impacts

Employee or Contractor Deaths:0
Public Responder Deaths:0
Public Deaths:0
Employee or Contractor Injuries:12
Public Responder Injuries:0
Public Injuries:0
On-site Property Damage ($):16777215

Known Off-Site Impacts

Deaths:0
Hospitalization:0
Other Medical Treatments:0
Evacuated:0
Sheltered-in-place:0
Off-site Property Damage ($):0

Environmental Damage

Fish or Animal Kills:y
Tree, Lawn, Shrub, or Crop Damage:n
Water Contamination:y
Soil Contamination:y
Other Environmental Damage:

Initiating Event

Initiating Event:Equipment failure

Contributing Factors

Equipment failure:n
Human error:n
Improper procedures:n
Overpressurization:n
Upset condition:n
By-pass condition:n
Maintenance activity/inactivity:n
Process design failure:y
Unsuitable equipment:n
Unusual weather condition:n
Managment error:n
Other contributing factor:

Off-site Responders Notified

Off-site Responders Notified?Notified and Responded

Changes Introduced as a Result of the Accident

Improved or upgraded equipment:y
Revised maintenance:n
Revised training:y
Revised operating procedures:y
New process controls:y
New mitigation systems:n
Revised emergency response plan:y
Changed process:n
Reduced inventory:n
None:n
Other changes introduced:

Confidention Business Information

CBI claimed?n

Chemicals in Accident History

4.9% of 448 lbs. of the Flammable Chemical "1,3-Butadiene", CAS: 106-99-0.
10.5% of 961 lbs. of the Flammable Chemical "Ethylene [Ethene]", CAS: 74-85-1.
0.3% of 27 lbs. of the Flammable Chemical "Hydrogen", CAS: 1333-74-0.
9.8% of 897 lbs. of the Flammable Chemical "Propylene [1-Propene]", CAS: 115-07-1.
1.4% of 128 lbs. of the Flammable Chemical "1-Butene", CAS: 106-98-9.
4.3% of 394 lbs. of the Flammable Chemical "Methane", CAS: 74-82-8.
7% of 641 lbs. of the Flammable Chemical "Ethane", CAS: 74-84-0.
0.8% of 73 lbs. of the Flammable Chemical "Propane", CAS: 74-98-6.
0.1% of 9 lbs. of the Flammable Chemical "Acetylene [Ethyne]", CAS: 74-86-2.
0.1% of 1 lbs. of the Flammable Chemical "Isobutane [Propane, 2-Methyl]", CAS: 75-28-5.
0.2% of 2 lbs. of the Flammable Chemical "Propadiene [1,2-Propadiene]", CAS: 463-49-0.
2.5% of 229 lbs. of the Flammable Chemical "Butane", CAS: 106-97-8.
1.5% of 137 lbs. of the Flammable Chemical "2-Butene-Trans [2-Butene, (E)]", CAS: 624-64-6.
2.5% of 229 lbs. of the Flammable Chemical "2-Methylpropene [1-Propene, 2-Methyl-]", CAS: 115-11-7.
0.1% of 1 lbs. of the Flammable Chemical "2-Butene-Cis", CAS: 590-18-1.
6.7% of 613 lbs. of the Flammable Chemical "Isoprene [1,3-Butadiene, 2-Methyl-]", CAS: 78-79-5.

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