Release in a Metallurgy Plant
The release took place in a metal cold rolling workshop.The hydrogen leaked from a cylinder of 15 m3, which was part of a storage system of 250 m3.Half of the workshop and the surrounding roads were evacuated and a specialized company intervened to solve the technical problem.
Event Date
July 5, 2000
Record Quality Indicator
Region / Country
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Causes
Facility Information
Application Type
Application
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
hydrogen cylinder, metal rolling process
Storage/Process Medium
Location Type
Location description
Industrial Area
Operational Condition
Consequences
Number of Injured Persons
2
Number of Fatalities
2
Currency
Event Nature
Emergency Action
Firemen mobilised 2 teams specialised in chemical incidents.
Release Type
Release Substance
Hydrogen Release Concentration (%)
100.00
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
References
References
Event description no. 18194 in the French database ARIA