The Hydrogen Incident
and Accidents Database
European Hydrogen Incidents and Accidents database HIAD 2.1, European Commission, Joint Research Centre

This data is from the European Hydrogen Incidents and Accidents database HIAD 2.1, European Commission, Joint Research Centre.

Release from a Hydrogen Tank
Compressed hydrogen was released from a storage system due to the rupture of a Bourdon-type pressure gauge.
Event Date
January 1, 1977
Record Quality Indicator
2
Region / Country
North America / United States
Event Initiating System
Hydrogen System Initiating Event
Classification of the Physical Effects
Unignited Hydrogen Release
Nature of the Consequences
Leak No Ignition
Causes
Material/Manufacturing Error
Installation Error
Management Factors
Cause Comments
Only immediate cause is known.
Facility Information
Application Type
Petrochemical Industry
Application
Unknown
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Hydrogen Storage
Components Involved
hydrogen storage, pressure gauge
Storage/Process Medium
Gas
Location Type
Unknown
Location description
Industrial Area
Operational Condition
Unknown
Currency
EUR - Euro
Event Nature
Emergency Action
Unknown
Release Type
Gas
Release Substance
Hydrogen
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
SciArticle
References

Zalosh and Short
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HYDROGEN FIRE AND EXPLOSION INCIDENTS
Quarterly Report No. 2 for Period December 1, 1977 - February 28, 1978
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6566131
(accessed September 2020)

This is the reporting template used originally by HIAD 1.0

This material was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government.
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