Scenario

01. Poor Value Perception
02. Poor Safety Awareness
03. Insufficient Recognition of Risk
04. Misjudgment
05. Misjudgment of Situation
06. Misjudgment of Using Environment
07. Carelessness
08. Insufficient Precaution
09. Carelessness of Operator
10. Planning and Design
11. Poor Planning
12. Wrong Material Selection
13. Usage
14. Maintenance/Repair
15. Insufficient Inspection
16. Failure
17. Abrasion
18. Corrosion
19. Secondary Damage
20. External Damage
21. Leakage/Fire
22. Loss to Organization
23. Economic Loss
24. Manetary Damage 45 million yen

Fire of a vacuum residue leaked from an opening of pipe caused due to corrosion in the bottom recycling line at a vacuum distillation unit.
Case Details

Knowledge Comment:
The trigger is the material selection which was done by overlooking the environment with high temperature and high sulfur.

Field Chemicals and Plants
Author DOBASHI, Ritsu (School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)
TAMURA, Masamitsu (Center for Risk Management and Safety Sciences, Yokohama National University)