Process safety:
Major Accidents in Processing Industry
Ts. Dr. Muhammad Zulhaziman Mat Salleh
Dr. Nur TantiyaniAli Othman
Dept. of Chemical & Process Engineering
UnversitiKebangsaanMalaysia
Accidents in Local Industry
Accident Date DeathInjury Notes
Fire & Explosion, Bright
Sparklers, Sungai Buloh
7 Mei 1991 23 103Totaldestruction of
onsite facility
Fire and explosion
Choon
Hong III Ship, Tiram
Kimia, KlangSelangor
20 Jun1992 13 0 Ship was sank into
the river,
and damage of the
jetty
Fire and explosion
Beranang, Selangor
Julai1992 2 3
Accidentalrelease of
Chlorine Gas, KWSB
Julai1997 0 79
Fire & Explosion at
Shell SMDS, Bintulu
25 Disember
1997
12lossof RM 2.5 billion
investment
Source: DOSH 2011
Accidents in Local Industry
Accident Date DeathInjuryNotes
Fire at gasprocessing
plant, Kerteh
May 2002 3 4
Fire & explosion at a
chemical plant, Taman
Nagasari, Prai, Penang
November
2004
0 0300 nearbyresident
evacuated
grains storage and milling
plant somewhere in Lumut,
Perak
17 March
2008
4 2
Fire and explosion
involving at bulk storage
facility, Johor
17 August
2008
Damage of storage
facility
LPG storagefacility, Prai,
Penang
April 2009 1 4
Explosion at motorcycle
rim manufacturingplant,
Penang
Nov 2010 0 8Totallost of onsite
facility
Source: DOSH 2011
BP Texas Explosion
The refinery had been in operation since 1934, but
had not been well maintained in several years
Fire and explosion occurred at BP's Texas City
Refinery in Texas City, Texas on March 23, 2005
killing 15 workers and injuring more than 170
others
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BP Texas Explosion
Plant Layout
Source: CSB accident invetsigationreport 2005
BP Texas Explosion
Accident Aftermath
Source: CSB accident invetsigationreport 2005
BP Texas Explosion
source of ignition
Source: CSB accident investigation report 2005
BP Texas Explosion
spread of vapor cloud
Source: CSB accident investigation report 2005