Scenario

01. Carelessness
02. Insufficient Precaution
03. Carelessness of Operator
04. Usage
05. Maintenance/Repair
06. Repair
07. Malfunction
08. Poor Hardware
09. Leak
10. Secondary Damage
11. External Damage
12. Fire
13. Loss to Organization
14. Economic Loss
15. Direct Monetary Damage 3 million yen

Fire of ethylene leaked from mounting part of a rupture disk of a polymerization reactor at a high-pressure polyethylene plant
Case Details

Knowledge Comment:
A connection of pipings using a corn ring is required a very difficult skill. Sometimes there may be a failure.

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)