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A pick-up truck pulling a trailer carrying compressed hydrogen crashed in Ohio yesterday. The hydrogen leaked and ignited, producing flames ten metres into the air. The hydrogen quantity transported…
At about 3:15 p.m. on Dec. 3 2003, personnel in the Expended Core Facility at the Naval Reactors Facility heard a loud, unexpected noise. Upon investigation, personnel found an irradiated material…
The event occurred in a silicon hydride (SiH) emulsion production process inside an enclosed production building. The process generated a flammable gas cloud gas ignited, which later ignited causing…
The event occurred at the factory producing multilayer circuit boards by a multistep dip operation. An employee inadvertently mixed 55 gal of 50 percent hydrogen peroxide into 110 gal of 30 percent…
The explosion took place in the hydrogen gasometer. The bell in the gasometer was lifted 15-20 m straight up and cracked. The cover fell down on the pipe bridge besides the gasometer. The cylindrical…
An in-line inspection of the hydrogen pipeline was being conducted and prior to the last run of the in-line inspection tool (mfl), hydrogen gas was released and ignited from a blind flange connection…
A fire and a series of explosions occurred on a petrochemical plant, causing damage to process vessels, containment walls and process utility piping. It is believed that lightning struck a two story…
An employee was preparing a batch of glycol stearate emulsifier in a vessel. Upon completion of product, the quality control lab reported that the pH was too high and the product needed to be…
The event occurred at one of the unit producing iron powder, consisting of a furnace with a running belt for the powder, kept under hydrogen atmosphere to reduce and purify the metal. The hydrogen…
An explosion followed by a fire occurs in a refinery, originated by a hydrogen release at the hydrogen compressor.
The explosion occurred in the compressors unit of the plant. Witnesses reported a cloud of yellow smoke and a fire ball at its bottom. This first event has been followed by a fire fed by a hydrogen…
A case under negligent act causing life danger was booked against the absconding balloon seller, Panic gripped the locality, bomb disposal squads, sniffer dogs and clues teams were rushed to the spot…
The incident at a bio-fuels research laboratory occurred when a visiting research fellow was transferring hydrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide into a low pressure gas cylinder to be used as a…
Employees #1 - #3 were machinists that were in the process of trouble shooting a compressor which had hydrogen in the lines. No actual work was in process. They were only listening for obvious noises…
Two employees were working on a electric furnace under hydrogen atmosphere that had jammed. The furnace exploded. The employees sustained flash burns to their faces and were taken to the hospital,…
On September 1, 1992, an explosion in this facility occurred due to an accidental release of hydrogen at the Institute of Energy Conversion, University of Delaware, US. Hydrogen gas was used in…
Employee #1, a maintenance worker, was killed by a hydrogen blast while working inside a batch hydrogenation unit.
Hydrogen gas explosion blew the lid off a heavy container at a heat treatment and brazing plant, crushing one workers hand.
A hydrogen-cooled electricity generator exploded inside a coal-fired power plant killing two workers and injuring fifty others. An investigation into the incident found that a hydrogen gas leak may…
An explosion at a refinery started a fire that was fueled by diesel and hydrogen.