Event
- Event ID
- 1242
- Quality
- Description
The event occurred at a gas cylinder manufacturing site. An explosion caused by a hydrogen cylinder injured a worker. Nothing is known on the sequence except ‘a loud bang’ reported by online news.
- Event Initiating system
- Classification of the physical effects
- Hydrogen Release and Ignition
- Nature of the consequences
- Macro-region
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Date
- Component involved
- CGH2 cylinder(s)
- Failure mode
- rupture & ignition
- Initiating cause
- unknown
- Root causes
- Unknown
- Date entry in HIAD
- 25/12/2025
Facility
- Application
- Hydrogen production
- Sub-application
- CGH2 cylinders
- Hydrogen supply chain stage
- All components affected
cylinder
- Process temperature range [C]
- ambient temperature (-50°C to +50°C)
- Process pressure range [MPa]
- medium to high pressure (10 to 50 MPa)
- Location type
- Confined
- Location
- industrial area
- Operational condition
- UNKNOWN
Emergency & Consequences
- Number of fatalities
- 0
- Number of injured persons
- 1
- Post-event summary
A worker suffered burns, which were treated by the ambulance.
In-depth data
- Release temperature [°C]
- 25
- Probable IGNITION SOURCE
- Explosion type
References
- Sources categories
- News
- Reference & weblink
Online news by ISSSource:
https://www.isssource.com/worker-injured-after-hydrogen-exposure/
(accessed October 2025)Online news by Nottigham Post:
https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/reports-loud-bang-man-su…
(accessed October 2025)
