Event
- Event ID
- 1039
- Quality
- Description
An explosion of unknown cause occurred at a hydrogen manufacturing plant. The explosion occurred on the second floor of the building, used by employees as a cafeteria and offices. The company where the accident occurred mainly produces industrial hydrogen gas and supplies it in cylinders and trailers, as well as through pipeline. The building was damaged and three people were seriously injured. The explosion shook the ground and caused nearby workers to evacuate. The reports claims that there was not fire.
- Event Initiating system
- Classification of the physical effects
- Hydrogen Release and Ignition
- Nature of the consequences
- Macro-region
- Asia
- Country
- South Korea
- Date
- Component involved
- unknown
- Failure mode
- rupture & ignition
- Initiating cause
- unknown
- Root causes
- Unknown
- Date entry in HIAD
- 01/07/2024
Facility
- Application
- Chemical industry
- Sub-application
- industrial gases production
- Hydrogen supply chain stage
- All components affected
uknown
- Process temperature range [C]
- ambient temperature (-50°C to +50°C)
- Location type
- Confined
- Location
- industrial area
- Operational condition
- UNKNOWN
Emergency & Consequences
- Number of fatalities
- 0
- Number of injured persons
- 3
- Post-event summary
The building was damaged and three people were seriously injured.
In-depth data
- Release type
- gas
- Involved substances (% vol)
- H2 100%
- Release temperature [°C]
- 25
- Probable IGNITION SOURCE
- Explosion type
References
- Sources categories
- Scientific article
- Reference & weblink
Y. Lee et al., Evaluating hydrogen risk management policy PR: Lessons learned from three hydrogen accidents in South Korea, Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy, 48 (2023) 24536-24547, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.03.142
Korean trime news
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2025/02/113_330140.html
(accessed January 2025)
