September, 2015

This is a repeating event

201528SepAll DaySAINATH CHEMICALS EXPLOSION 2015Sainath Chemicals, Visakhapatnam (IN)Lessons:Asset integrity,Audits & Reviews,Commitment & Culture,Competency,Compliance with Standards,Control of Work,Emergency Preparedness,Incident Investigation,Management of Change,Operating Procedures,Operational Integrity,Operational Readiness,Process Knowledge,Risk Assessment,Workforce InvolvementIndustry:Life SciencesCountry:IndiaLanguage:ENLoC:Confined explosion Origin: MKOPSC Incident:Runaway reaction explosionImpact:HUMAN (On Site Fatalities)Effects:1-10 Fatalities

Summary

A chemical reactor blast occurred at a pharmaceutical unit The company produced bulk drugs and intermediates in the pharma unit. This incident was the 6th incident in Pharma hub in past 2 years.

Source: A web-based collection and analysis of process safety incidents (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0950423016302285)
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Origin

MKOPSCMary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center

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