Explosion in a Circuit-Board Manufacturing Plant
The explosion involving hydrogen gas knocked a 36-by-70-foot hole in the roof of the plant. Officials said the gas was formed when chemicals mixed in the plant's waste treatment unit.
Event Date
July 15, 1998
Record Quality Indicator
Region / Country
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Causes
Cause Comments
Hydrogen gas was formed when chemicals mixed in the plant waste treatment unit
Facility Information
Application Type
Application
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
waste treatment unit
Storage/Process Medium
Location Type
Location description
Industrial Area
Operational Condition
Pre-event Summary
Hydrogen gas was formed when chemicals mixed in the circuit-board manufacturing plant's waste treatment unit.
Consequences
Number of Injured Persons
4
Currency
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
Unknown
Event Nature
Emergency Action
Unknown
Ignition Source
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
References
References
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