Event
- Event ID
- 622
- Quality
- Description
- The release occurred at a dyestuffs intermediates plant. Hydrogen escaped from leak in pipe connection to a cylinder. Householders nearby evacuated for a short while.
- Event Initiating system
- Classification of the physical effects
- Unignited Hydrogen Release
- Nature of the consequences
- Leak No Ignition (No additional details provided)
- Macro-region
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Date
- Main component involved?
- Joint/Connection
- How was it involved?
- Leak
- Initiating cause
- Unknown
- Root causes
- Unknown (No additional details provided)
Facility
- Application
- Chemical Industry
- Sub-application
- Dyes and pigments productions
- Hydrogen supply chain stage
- All components affected
- pipe, connector and cylinder
- Location type
- Unknown
- Location description
- Industrial Area
- Operational condition
- Unknown (No additional details provided)
Emergency & Consequences
- Number of injured persons
- 0
- Number of fatalities
- 0
- Post-event summary
- Householders nearby evacuated for a short while.
Event Nature
- Release type
- gas
- Involved substances (% vol)
- H2 100%
- Presumed ignition source
- No ignition
References
- Reference & weblink
Event of the UK database ICHEME.<br />
https://www.icheme.org/knowledge/safety-centre/resources/accident-data/Primary source CHEMICAL AGE, 1974, 12 JUL. <br />
(unavailable)YORKSHIRE POST, 1974, 15 JUL.;
1974, 19 JUL. DAILY TELEGRAPH
JRC assessment
- Sources categories
- ICHEME
