Event
- Event ID
- 491
- Quality
- Description
Hydrogen given off by batteries exploded. The filters of exhaust fan clogged, resulting in buildup of hydrogen in the battery room.
- Event Initiating system
- Classification of the physical effects
- Hydrogen Release and Ignition
- Nature of the consequences
- Macro-region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Date
- Component involved
- battery
- Failure mode
- internal explosion
- Initiating cause
- inadequate venting
- Root CAUSE analysis
The reduction of suction capacity of the fan suggest lack of proper inspection and maintenance.
- Root causes
- Date entry in HIAD
- 28/01/2026
Facility
- Application
- Other
- Sub-application
- electrochemical battery production
- Hydrogen supply chain stage
- Process temperature range [C]
- ambient temperature (-50°C to +50°C)
- Location type
- Confined
- Location
- unknown
- Operational condition
Emergency & Consequences
- Number of fatalities
- 0
- Number of injured persons
- 0
- Currency
- US$
- Property loss (onsite)
- 3.000
In-depth data
- Release temperature [°C]
- 25
- Probable IGNITION SOURCE
- Explosion type
References
- Sources categories
- Zalosh
- Reference & weblink
Table II - Industrial Incidents of Appendix A of Zalosh and Short
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HYDROGEN FIRE AND EXPLOSION INCIDENTS
Quarterly Report No. 2 for Period December 1, 1977 - February 28, 1978
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6566131
(accessed September 2020)
