Explosion at a Hydrogenation Unit
Employee #1, a maintenance worker, was killed by a hydrogen blast while working inside a batch hydrogenation unit.
Event Date
January 18, 1994
Record Quality Indicator
Region / Country
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Cause Comments
The incident occurred during maintenance operations
Facility Information
Application Type
Application
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
hydrogenator
Location Type
Location description
Industrial Area
Pre-event Summary
Maintenance of inside a batch hydrogenation unit.From Wikipedia: "Hydrogenation is a chemical reaction between molecular hydrogen and another compound or element, usually in the presence of a catalyst such as nickel, palladium or platinum."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogenation
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
There was no information about this.
Event Nature
Emergency Action
Unknown
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
References
References
OSHA Accident Summary Nr: 763086 - Employee Killed By Explosion Inside Batch Hydrogenator
https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/accidentsearch.accident_detail?id=763086
(accessed May 2023)