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CSB Investigation Report No. CSB-DUPONT-LAPORTE-2019 2019 Toxic release Toxic
DuPont La Porte 有毒化学品释放
DuPont, La Porte, Texas
Related equipment → Reactor (reactor)Related equipment → piping (piping)
4Fatalities
1Injuries
FailureMechanism code OTH
Failure Mode · ISO 14224 Mapping
Damage mechanism (recorded in KB)
FailureOTH
ISO functional code (as recorded)
ISO 14224:2016 functional failure code
OTH · Other
ISO OTH — Other.
1What Happened

甲硫醇释放致 4 名工人死亡、1 人受伤

2Root Cause

甲硫醇系统(反应器/管道)泄漏监测与通风不足

3Reliability Lessons (from investigation root cause)
  • The 'Root Cause' above is the core lesson of this accident; not split further.
4Associated Failure Mechanisms (Keywords)
甲硫醇 有毒 释放 反应器 农药
About the Failure-Mode Code (click to expand)

The recorded code OTH is an ISO 14224:2016 functional failure code (describes what the equipment failed to do). The damage mechanism (how it failed) is shown in the Mapping block above. The two are distinct dimensions in ISO 14224.

5Evidence Source (transparent)
Authority:U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)
Official Report:www.csb.gov ↗
Data Verification:verified_url_csb_investigations_list_2026-08-07(终报 2019-06-25)
Related Failure Modes · Traceability

This accident is not yet linked to a specific FM traceability card.

Report No. CSB-DUPONT-LAPORTE-2019 · Data from CSB public investigation conclusions, compiled by Reliability AI, for reliability demonstration purposes only. This case is derived from public incident investigation reports for learning purposes only. AIM does not endorse or guarantee its accuracy.