HIAD Nature Event - Release Substance: Hydrogen
A pick-up truck pulling a trailer carrying compressed hydrogen crashed in Ohio yesterday. The hydrogen leaked and ignited, producing flames ten metres into the air. The hydrogen quantity transported…
The event occurred while starting a new production cycle. The production supervisor issued specific instruction on a new production cycle to a technician. The technician did not follow them in the…
During the shipments of incinerator bottom ash, flammable gasses including hydrogen generated and caused two explosions. The first explosion was in the forecastle store and the second in the cargo…
The event occurred during the decommissioning of a nuclear power plant. It involved a tank containing 100 kg of residual sodium from the decommissioned experimental nuclear reactor which was using…
Heavy rains (more than 600 mm in 1 day) had flood a factory manufacturing calcium core electrical conductors. The power supply was cut off. The water came into contact with the calcium stored in 150…
The event occurred in a silicon hydride (SiH) emulsion production process inside an enclosed production building. The process generated a flammable gas cloud gas ignited, which later ignited causing…
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 explosion occurred while starting up for the first time a hydrogenation reactor.The reactor was being commissioned, by performing tightness tests under hydrogen atmosphere at very high pressure.…
An in-line inspection of the hydrogen pipeline was being conducted and prior to the last run of the in-line inspection tool (mfl), hydrogen gas was released and ignited from a blind flange connection…
The explosion occurred in a plant for the production of butter. It was due to the rupture of a hydrogen tank, during a sterilization process at high temperature (so-called UHT treatment). Two…
damage of shipping containers of a ship, reaction of phosphor pentoxide with wine leads to phosphoric acid and hydrogen
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…
Due to the road accident there was the formation of a fire that involved the hydrogen tube trailer and some other vehicles (involved in the incident).Moreover due to the crash there was the formation…
A deflagration occurred during shutdown of a reactor used for ammonia synthesis. It was followed by a jet fire. The hydrogen leak was probably due first to the lower seals, followed by another leak…
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…
One of the two dispensers at a refuelling station for buses shutdown at a refuelling station. The dispenser company were called and confirmed there was an issue with the dispenser. The station…
The event occurred at one of the unit producing iron powder, consisting of a furnace with a running belt for the powder, kept under hydrogen atmosphere to reduce and purify the metal. The hydrogen…
Following the breakdown of a piston rod, a mixture of hydrogen and light hydrocarbons was released from the fresh hydrogen compressor of an oil refinery. The rod broke down because of stress…
The incident occurred at a fuel cells manufacturing plant. The tanker was preparing to transfer liquid hydrogen to the company hydrogen bulk storage tank. During backing, it impacted an industrial…
Plant own emergency response team was activated, assisted from local fire and emergency Services and regional Police. No one was injured during the incident and flames were brought under control…