Investigation Report
Loy Lange Box Company Pressure Vessel Explosion
Loy Lange Box Company Pressure Vessel Explosion
- CSB
- Investigation Report
- ExplosionPressure Systems
- CorrosionExplosionPressure systemsProcess safetyRegulation and legislation
- Inspection and maintenancePressure testing
- Pressure vesselProcess pipework and pipelinesValve
- Independent audit and verificationNon-destructive testingOperating and work proceduresPressure relief
- Onshore facility
Summary
Investigation of a fatal steam-system pressure vessel explosion in St. Louis examines oxygen corrosion, incomplete repairs, water treatment and inspection failures. Metallurgical examination and thickness measurements underpin the findings. The report analyses regulatory oversight and process safety management, while noting that the pressure at rupture could not be determined.
Classifications: Corrosion; corrosion damage.
Classifications: Explosion; explosive atmospheres.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Process safety; major accident hazards.
Classifications: Regulation and legislation; safety legislation; regulatory requirements.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Pressure testing; hydrostatic testing; pneumatic testing.
Classifications: Pressure vessel; pressure vessels.
Classifications: Process pipework and pipelines; process piping.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Independent audit and verification.
Classifications: Non-destructive testing; NDT; non-destructive examination; NDE.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Pressure relief; overpressure protection.
Classifications: Onshore facility; onshore plant.
Themes: explosion, pressure systems.