Severity
Near-Miss
Was Hydrogen Released?
Yes
Was There Ignition?
No
Incident Date
May 11, 1999
Setting
Equipment
- Piping/Fittings/Valves
- Valve
Damage and Injuries
Probable Cause
Contributing Factors
When Incident Was Discovered
Lessons Learned
This occurrence underscores the importance of appropriate design, equipment selection, and design review; the potential drawbacks of sharing utilities with other facilities; and the need to simplify [in this case, glove box atmosphere purification equipment/process] operations as much as possible.