Release from a Truck Transporting Liquid Hydrogen
The release occurred after the collision between a truck containing liquid hydrogen and a truck containing manganese dioxide on a highway.Due to the release, the traffic was interrupted for 4 hours and the safety system of the truck repaired.
Event Date
January 4, 2006
Record Quality Indicator
Region / Country
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Causes
Cause Comments
Immediate cause was the collision between vehicles.
Facility Information
Application Type
Application
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
LH2 Truck
Storage/Process Medium
Location Type
Location description
Countryside Road Or Highway
Operational Condition
Consequences
Number of Injured Persons
1
Number of Fatalities
4
Currency
Event Nature
Emergency Action
Following the small leak of hydrogen detected , a safety perimeter of 600m was created and the traffic is interrupted for 4 hours.
Release Type
Release Substance
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
References
References
Original description of the event #31267 in ARIA database