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

Explosion in an Oil Refinery
The vent occurred at the hydrogen manufacturing unit: a pipe of this unit burst, followed by an explosion. The fire was extinguished in about 15 minutes. One employee nearby had a consequence from a burn in the face for two weeks. According to the police, the explosion occurred while checking the temperature in the hydrogen manufacturing device after pouring liquefied butane gas as fuel in the device.
Event Date
June 9, 2002
Record Quality Indicator
Region / Country
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Facility Information
Application Type
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
pipe, hydrogen production unit
Storage/Process Medium
Location Type
Location description
Industrial Area
Pre-event Summary
A worker was measuring the temperature at the hydrogen production unit
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
Unknown
Event Nature
Emergency Action
Unknown
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
References
References

Text (in Japanese) of the Journal of Japan Society for Safety Engineering, Vol.42(2), p.119 (2003)

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