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Near Miss: Hydrogen Leak at Airport Refueling Station Causes Emergency Response (1063)

This near miss occurred at an airport's hydrogen refilling station. At 7:35, a hydrogen leak was detected by hearing whistles in the near of a pipe. The operators warned the airport firefighters ten minutes later. Upon their arrival, the firefighters set up a security perimeter of 150 m around the installation. The station is located on the border between the public space and the private space and was surrounded by a fence with a gate accessible only by a code unknown to the emergency services.

Leakage at a Hydrogen Buses Refilling Station (1062)

This near miss occurred at a depot site with 20 fuel cell buses are operated by a local bus company. A hissing sound was heard coming from a hydrogen tank at the refuelling facility, and the local fire department was alerted.After roughly two hours, the fire brigade managed to close the main hydrogen supply, temporarily solving the problem, and local buses were able to resume their service, but were not able refill their H2 cylinders.

Blind Flange Connection Failure Causes Hydrogen Fire During Pipeline Inspection (1060)

An in-line inspection of the hydrogen pipeline was being conducted and prior to the last run of the in-line inspection tool (mfl), hydrogen gas was released and ignited from a blind flange connection failure on a temporary separator filter installed at the receiver site. The fire was immediately identified by on-site personnel. There were no injuries. The pipeline section was isolated and de-pressurised to the facility flare. Local emergency responders were dispatched and contained and extinguished the fire. The fire affected the station piping and equipment in the surrounding area.

Hydrogen Pipeline Leak Detected by Bubbling Water in Ditch (1059)

Early in the morning of (3:00 AM), the personnel on one of the companies on site reported a potential pipeline leak just south of the valve station. The potential leak was discovered due to bubbling water in the ditch. No visible hydrocarbon sheen was noted, indicating a probable non-hydrocarbon gas leak. Later in the morning, the personnel tested their area gas pipelines and determined that their company was not the source of the leak. Later on the same day, another company tested their pipelines and determined that their hydrogen pipeline was the source of the leak.

Unidentified Hydrogen Pipeline Leak Leads to Rerouting and Repairs (1058)

At 17:30 on 5 may 2019, the pipeline operator was notified by a third party that there was a possible leak on its hydrogen pipeline, as identified by sound. Operator personnel arrived on the site at 18:30 and confirmed that hydrogen was present in the area. The location was in an isolated area. Manual isolation valves were shut to close in the segment and it was manually blown down. At 08:52 on of the day after the operator determined that the incident met reportable criteria and called the national response centre at 09:22.

Weld Failure on Hydrogen Transmission Pipeline Causes Leak (1057)

Release from a welding of a hydrogen transmission pipeline At 12:45 pm the operation control centre (OCC) recognised that a customer flow and pressure dropped significantly. At 13:28 the OCC made the decision to close the upstream remote operated valve. At 15:00 the pipeline technician arrived on site and confirmed the breach in the pipeline. Additional pipeline operations technicians were deployed to isolate both manual block valve upstream and downstream of the incident site.

Hydrogen Release and Fire at Pipeline Meter Station During Winter Storm (1056)

A hydrogen release and subsequent fire occurred at meter station of a pipeline transporting hydrogen to a refinery. Local refinery emergency response team responded and secured the area. The pipeline was isolated, and the fire extinguished itself. During a winter storm, the area was experiencing abnormal freezing conditions and widespread power outages were occurring. As a result, third party hydrogen supply to the refinery was reduced. These upsets resulted in the need to export larger than normal flow rates on the hydrogen pipeline.

Release from a Hydrogen Truck (1055)

A hydrogen leak took place on a trailer carrying compressed hydrogen, located inside the fenced perimeter of a hydrogen station. According to the company managing the hydrogen delivery and refuelling station, the leak did not pose any risk to people or the environment. A preliminary assessment identified a faulty valve s source of the leak, but t was unclear a that time if it was a single defect or a systemic (i.e. design) problem.

Explosion of a Storage Vessel in a Hydrogen Production Facility (1053)

This incident occurred at the hydrogen production and storage unit of (probably) a power plant using hydrogen as a coolant of the turbine-generator system. Hydrogen was produced probably by water electrolysis (the source does not say it) and stored in 6 steel tanks. One of the six hydrogen storage tanks exploded killing a staff member. The investigation determined that a mixing of hydrogen and oxygen occurred in the tank. The needle valve of the hydrogen and oxygen pressure regulator as jammed, and the oxygen leaked into the hydrogen main supply line and entered the hydrogen tank.

Fire in a Fertilizers Plant (1052)

a gas leakage (approximately 70% hydrogen, 21% nitrogen and the rest carbon monoxide and other impurities) occurred at the connection between a temperature measurement casing and a flange in the carbonization workshop cleaning tower. The leakage was reported to the plant leader, who issued the request to the workers to use iron cards and rubber plates to plug the leak. The operation failed and the leakage continued. At 17:00, at the request of the plant leader, the workers used a tire inner tube to wrap the leak.
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