Roll-Over of a Liquid Hydrogen Tanker Truck
A rollover accident involving a tanker truck carrying 12,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen forced the evacuation of nearly 50 homes.
Event Date
June 17, 1999
Record Quality Indicator
Region / Country
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Causes
Facility Information
Application Type
Application
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
tanker truck carrying LH2
Storage/Process Medium
Storage/Process Quantity
3180
Location Type
Location description
Countryside Road Or Highway
Operational Condition
Pre-event Summary
-
Environmental Damage
11000000
Currency
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
Unknown
Event Nature
Emergency Action
A rollover accident involving a tanker truck carrying 12,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen forced the evacuation of nearly 50 homes.
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
References
References
The link to this technical magazine is lost