Event
- Event ID
- 92
- Quality
- Description
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
.- Event Initiating system
- Classification of the physical effects
- Hydrogen Release and Ignition
- Nature of the consequences
- fire
- Macro-region
- South America
- Country
- Venezuela
- Date
- Component involved
- compressor / booster / pump
- Failure mode
- fire (generic)
- Initiating cause
- unknown
- Root causes
- Unknown
- Date entry in HIAD
- 28/02/2009
Facility
- Application
- Petrochemical industry
- Sub-application
- Unspecified refinery process
- Hydrogen supply chain stage
- All components affected
hydrogen compressor
- Location type
- Unknown
- Location
- industrial area
- Operational condition
- Pre-event occurrences
The disconnection of the hydrogen compressor was done to allow maintenance.
Emergency & Consequences
- Number of fatalities
- 2
- Number of injured persons
- 3
- Emergency action
The fire was extinguished and the area was placed under constant monitoring.
In-depth data
- Release type
- gas
- Involved substances (% vol)
- H2 100%
- Probable IGNITION SOURCE
References
- Sources categories
- ARIA
- Reference & weblink
Event description in French database ARIA
https://www.aria.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/accident/31548/
(accessed September 2020)
