Event
- Event ID
- 741
- Quality
- Description
- Ignition of hydrogen produced by washing slag in a tank for chlorosulfonic acid.
- Event Initiating system
- Classification of the physical effects
- Hydrogen Release and Ignition
- Nature of the consequences
- Macro-region
- Asia
- Country
- Japan
- Date
- Root causes
- Root CAUSE analysis
- [1st] Stimulus factor [2nd] Electro-explosive device [3rd] Sparks
[1st] Storage/Bomb [2nd] Liquid storage
Facility
- Application
- Chemical Industry
- Sub-application
- unspecified
- Hydrogen supply chain stage
- Location type
- Unknown
- Location description
- Industrial Area
- Operational condition
- Unknown (No additional details provided)
Emergency & Consequences
- Number of injured persons
- 0
- Number of fatalities
- 3
Event Nature
- Release type
- gas mixture
- Involved substances (% vol)
- H2,
chlorosulfonic acid - Presumed ignition source
- Not reported
References
- Reference & weblink
Orignal source lost. RISCAD is closed.
JRC assessment
- Sources categories
- RISCAD
