HIAD Facility - Application: Unknown
Following a loss of power the failure of a backup battery causes an alarm in a hydrogen storage facility. Consequently, a valve on the purge circuit and 30 m3 of hydrogen is released to the…
The bolts on a not further specified industrial facility failed after approximately 4000 hours in service (approximately 18 months in service). Their failure bolts causedH2S leaks. The bolts…
The soldiers of the Royal Prussian Air Ship Division stored large amounts of hydrogen gas. They kept some 1000 cylinders in a shed. On 25 May 1894 about 400 of them burst without apparent reason.…
A fire and a series of explosions occurred on a petrochemical plant, causing damage to process vessels, containment walls and process utility piping. It is believed that lightning struck a two story…
high pressure spherical vessel, stress corrosion stressing by hydrogen, leakage along the weld, release of H2-CH4 mixture
Discharge pressure of a hydrogen compressor on a chloride plant fell to alarm level without any prior warning and simultaneously three bumps were heard.Smoke was seen coming from the hot motor…
The safety cabinet with compressed hydrogen was located in a laboratory and used to supply hydrogen to an experimental facility. The safety cabinet was equipped with exhaust extraction. Due to a leak…
The incident occurred in the hydrogenation Unit of a non-further specified chemical plant. Before the occurring of the event, a growing leak had been discovered in the vicinity of a circulation pump…
Two employees were working on a electric furnace under hydrogen atmosphere that had jammed. The furnace exploded. The employees sustained flash burns to their faces and were taken to the hospital,…
Employee #1, a maintenance worker, was killed by a hydrogen blast while working inside a batch hydrogenation unit.
A gas mixture (25% nitrogen, 73% of hydrogen, 2% methane) leaked, due to the ejection of the check valve from its connection with the inlet pipe. A large amount of the gas mixed with air and ignited…
Explosion of hydrogen at slip ring end of an alternator. It was caused by a hose fracture within the generator casing, which led to a discharge of water into the casing and subsequent electrical…
Explosion at hydrogen unit operated workers evacuated, 2 injured, community rattled.
Explosion due to injection of hydrogen into a furnace containing residual air.
Hydrogen leak occurred from temporary pipe work during transfer of hydrogen between permanent and emergency cylinders. Ignition source unknown. Resultant explosion caused serious burns to one…
An explosion occurred on a tank truck whilst unloading hydrogen into a storage tank. The explosion occurred near the discharge valve of the truck injuring two people and starting a fire at the point…
A welder was welding a stainless steel drain pipe with an arc welder, above a sulfuric acid storage tank. When he lowered the pipe, the hydrogen gas in tank ignited causing an explosion and one…
A tank leaking hydrogen at an electrical power plant exploded.
Hydrogen escaped when a venting valve was opened for the inspection of a cap. The escaped hydrogen caught fire, resulting in the death of 4 people, injuries to others 3 and damages to the plant.
Iron powder from non-conducting polypropylene IBC was added to EDTA solution at 60 C in reactor. Hydrogen given off, ignited by static.