Event
- Event ID
- 572
- Quality
- Description
- A line carrying synthesis gas was cut before purging, causing a hydrogen explosion.
[Zalosh and Short, 1978] - Event Initiating system
- Classification of the physical effects
- Hydrogen Release and Ignition
- Nature of the consequences
- Macro-region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Date
- Main component involved?
- Pipe
- How was it involved?
- Internal Explosion (H2-Air Mixture)
- Initiating cause
- Inadequate Or No Purge
- Root causes
- Unknown (No additional details provided)
- Root CAUSE analysis
- The INITIATING CAUSE was an explosion caused by the manual release (cut) of hydrogen from a pipe which had not been purged.
The ROOT CAUSE could be attributed to inadequate procedures, however, also a human error or lack of safety management would be an option.
Facility
- Application
- Chemical Industry
- Sub-application
- Ammonia production
- Hydrogen supply chain stage
- Location type
- Open
- Location description
- Unknown
- Operational condition
Emergency & Consequences
- Number of fatalities
- 0
- Currency
- US$
- Property loss (onsite)
- 380000
Event Nature
- Ignition delay
- Not reported
References
- Reference & weblink
Table II - Industrial Incidetns of Appendix A of Zalosh and Short<br />
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HYDROGEN FIRE AND EXPLOSION INCIDENTS<br />
Quarterly Report No. 2 for Period December 1, 1977 - February 28, 1978<br />
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6566131<br />
(accessed September 2020)
JRC assessment
- Sources categories
- Zalosh
