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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
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Cause Comments
Operator error
Facility Information
Application Type
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
reformer
Location Type
Location description
Industrial Area
Consequences
Number of Injured Persons
17
Number of Fatalities
1
Lessons Learned
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
Source Category
References
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)

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