Scenario

01. Organizational Problems
02. Poor Management
03. Slackness of Management
04. Carelessness
05. Insufficient Precaution
06. Inadequate Handling
07. Ignorance
08. Insufficient Knowledge
09. Convincement
10. Planning and Design
11. Poor Planning
12. Poor Design
13. Regular Operation
14. Erroneous Operation
15. Irresponsible Operation
16. Bad Event
17. Chemical Phenomenon
18. Abnormal Reaction
19. Secondary Damage
20. External Damage
21. Explosion
22. Bodily Harm
23. Injury
24. 12 person injured
25. Loss to Organization
26. Economic Loss
27. Direct Monetary Damage 13 million yen

Explosion caused due to an overflow of aqueous hydrogen peroxide at a peracetic acid manufacturing plant
Case Details

Knowledge Comment:
A decomposition explosion accident of 90% hydrogen peroxide occurred by bad design and irresponsible action.

Field Chemicals and Plants
Author ARAI, Mitsuru (Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo)
TAMURA, Masamitsu (Center for Risk Management and Safety Sciences, Yokohama National University)