Release from a Trailer Truck
A leak of 700 l of gaseous hydrogen was detected around on a connection of a rack of cylinders on a trailer truck, in aircraft plant (classified Seveso, lower tier).
Event Date
June 18, 2013
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
compressed hydrogen trailers, cylinders pallet
Storage/Process Medium
Location Type
Location description
Unknown
Consequences
Number of Injured Persons
9
Currency
Event Nature
Emergency Action
Unknown
Release Type
Release Substance
Hydrogen Release Concentration (%)
100.00
Release Amount (kg)
70.00
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
References
References
Event description in the French database ARIA
https://www.aria.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/accident/44458/
(accessed September 2020)