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2024
- 71. Bitterfeld Explosion
- 70. Pressure Safety Valve Installation
- 69. Explosion while hydrotesting a tank
- 68. Bleve during unloading LPG
- 67. Chlorine Release
- 66. Leaking Bellow
- 65. Isobutylene Gas Explosion
- 64. Explosion in a batch reactor
- 63. Gas Explosion in a Cracking Unit
2023
- 62. Chlorine Steel Fire
- 61. Thermowell Crack
- 60. Hexane Leak
- 59. Hot Oil Release and Fire
- 58. Asphalt Dust Explosion
- 57. Radiation Exposure
- 56. Wrong Location
- 55. Furnace Fire
- 54. Chlorine Leakage
- 53. Argon Asphyxiation
2022
- 52. Hydrogen Embrittlement
- 51. LNG Explosion
- 50. Visbreaker Fire
- 49. Fatigue crack
- 48. Last line of defense - Safety system not working
- 47. Asphyxiation - Inspector fainted
- 46. Bursted Flame Arrestor
- 45. Explosion in a tank
- 44. Throttled Valve
- 43. Hose Rupture
2021
- 42. High reactor pressure
- 41. Utilty Connection / Rocketed Tank
- 40. Exploded Reactor / re-issued
Reference Document: Hazards of alkoxylation and measures to control them (by BASF SE) - 39. Unplugging
- 38. Splash Loading
- 37. Furnace Explosion
- 36. Flash Fire
- 35. Hydrogen Vents
- 34. Tank Overfill
- 33. Fire in a Pipeline Trench
2020
- 32. Plugging Heat Exchanger Tubes
- 31. Unloading Powders
- 30. Ammonium Nitrate
- 29. Styrene Storage Tank
- 28. Gas holder leakage
- 27. Polymerised pipe
- 26. Chattering PSV
- 25. Work at wrong location
- 24. Fatigue stress cracking
- 23. Tank Boil Over
2019
- 22. Chernobyl
- 21. Furnace Explosion
- 20. Crude Spill in a tank pit
- 19. Carbon Dioxide Intoxication
- 18. H2S explosion in sulphur tank
- 17. Imploded Storage Tank
- 16. Release from Flare System
- 15. Incident at pressure leak test
- 14. Storage of packed chemicals
- 13. HPW cleaning
2018
- 12. Collapsed Railway Car
- 11. Flashing Hydrocarbons
- 10. Sunken Roof in Storage Tank
- 09. Steam Exposure / Hazards of special operational line-ups
- 08. Chloride Stress Cracking
- 07. Run Away in a storage tank
- 06. Barge Hold Explosion
- 05. Storage Tank Fire
- 04. Furnace Fire
2017
- 03. Steam Release
- 02. Condensate Explosion
- 01. Leaking Flange
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