The Hydrogen Incident
and Accidents Database
European Hydrogen Incidents and Accidents database HIAD 2.1, European Commission, Joint Research Centre

This data is from the European Hydrogen Incidents and Accidents database HIAD 2.1, European Commission, Joint Research Centre.

Explosion and Fire on Reformer at Fertilizer Plant

An explosion and fire occurred on a reformer at a fertiliser plant. Source of ignition was autoignition or electric motor.
Event Date
January 20, 1976
Record Quality Indicator
3
Event Initiating System
Hydrogen System Initiating Event
Classification of the Physical Effects
Hydrogen Release And Ignition
Nature of the Consequences
Explosion
Causes
Human Factors
Management Factors
Cause Comments
Operator error
Facility Information
Application Type
Chemical Industry
Application
Fertilizers Production
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Hydrogen Production
Components Involved
reformer
Location Type
Unknown
Location description
Industrial Area
Consequences
Number of Injured Persons
17
Number of Fatalities
1
Lessons Learned
perform regular safety training for the personnel
Event Nature
Emergency Action
Unknown
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
References

Event description extracted from the UK database ICHEME in PDF
ICHEME database is no longer available for purchase, but data can be download as PDF for free.
https://www.icheme.org/knowledge/safety-centre/resources/accident-data/
(accessed October 2020)

This material was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government

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