HIAD Specific Application Supply Chain Stage: Hydrogen Transport
The event occurred during the disconnection of the hydrogen compressor for maintenance.Two deaths and three injured workers were the consequences. The cause(s) of the event are unknown.
Hydrogen line at ammonia plant sprang a leak which ignited. Fire put out immediately causing no damage.
A fatality occurred after a flexible hose used to transfer hydrogen to the catalytic reformer was over-pressurised and caught fire.On June 9, 1997, No. 1 and No. 2 hydrogen modules were connected to…
Two employees were performing works on hydrogen piping (H2) in the chlorate production unit of a chemical plant when an ignited leak of H2 occurred. The operator initiated the emergency plan and…
Fire broke out along a transition corridor combining several underground pipelines transporting hazardous substances, including hydrogen, kerosene and ethylene oxide. The fire was brought under…
Excavation work was performed nearby a buried pipeline of gaseous hydrogen. The excavation machine hit the pipeline causing an under-expanded jet fire. No injuries. The excavation machine was burnt…
Two mechanic workers had picked up a work permit for the removal of filters from a hydrogen line. An operator also visited the scene and answered the mechanics question as to whether the line should…
The truck was delivering hydrogen to a steel products plant and contained from 1500 to 2000 gallons of liquid hydrogen (approximately 7000 to 9000 l). The hydrogen was being pumped from the trucks…
A road transportation incident. A road tanker of hydrogen overturned and caught fire.
Fire in a ammonia plant.The accident starts with a leak of a hydrogen-nitrogen mixture at the suction flange of a compressor. The mixture ignites on contact with air and the fire spreads to an oil…
The on-duty field technician noticed a self-sustained ignition in the hydrogen pipes of a sodium chlorate plant. The flare-like flame of less than one metre in height was located in the space above…
An isolation failure in starter coil of the high voltage generator induced an electric arc to the hydrogen supply line, with consequent fire and melting of the line.
A hydrogen line running to a furnace caught fire at a metals plant
H2 Tanker Ignites in California - Compressed hydrogen gas inside a tanker truck caught fire sending a hissing flame as high as 60 feet into the air and forcing the evacuation of a one-mile stretch…
A release of compressed hydrogen and subsequent fire occurred during the transportation of truck tractor chassis with a mounted trailer module. The tube trailer module contained 25 fully wrapped…
A fire developed on a tube trailer transporting 330 kg of compressed hydrogen, while travelling on a highway. The fire was due to a pressure relief valve of a tube releasing hydrogen. The flames…
A road tanker carrying 125,000 cubic feet of liquid hydrogen caught fire when the tankers vent stack malfunctioned.The area within a one-mile radius was evacuated. No one was injured in the…