Release of Hydrogen from a Bottles Carrier Truck on a Highway
A six-cylinder rack containing an argon / hydrogen mixture is dropped from a truck on a national highway, causing a gas leak.A security perimeter was set up. The services of the equipment took care of the cylinders.
Event Date
September 22, 2003
Record Quality Indicator
Region / Country
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Causes
Cause Comments
Immediate cause is the fall of a compressed gas bottle rack from a truck
Facility Information
Application Type
Application
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
truck, cylinder rack containing an argon / hydrogen mixture
Storage/Process Medium
Location Type
Location description
Countryside Road Or Highway
Pre-event Summary
6-cylinder rack containing an argon / hydrogen mixture
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
Unknown
Event Nature
Emergency Action
A security perimeter was set up. The services of the equipment took care of the cylinders.
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
References
References
ARIA data base
event no. 25605