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CSB Investigation Report No. CSB-GIVAUDAN-LOUISVILLE-2024 2024 Safety Safety
Givaudan Sense Colour 粉尘爆炸
Givaudan Sense Colour, Louisville, Kentucky
Related equipment → Reactor (reactor)Related equipment → Agitator (Agitator)
2Fatalities
0Injuries
ExplosionMechanism code EXP
Failure Mode · ISO 14224 Mapping
Damage mechanism (recorded in KB)
ExplosionEXP
Internal damage-mechanism code (not ISO 14224)
ISO 14224:2016 functional failure code
OTH · Other
Mapped to ISO OTH — Other.
1What Happened

混合/反应设备内粉尘爆炸,2 人死亡;可燃粉尘累积与点火源控制不足

2Root Cause

可燃粉尘防爆(NFPA 652/654)执行缺陷;设备清洗/维护作业粉尘管控与点火源隔离不足

3Reliability Lessons (from investigation root cause)
  • The 'Root Cause' above is the core lesson of this accident; not split further.
4Associated Failure Mechanisms (Keywords)
粉尘爆炸 混合器 反应釜 爆炸 可燃粉尘 点火源
About the Failure-Mode Code (click to expand)

The mechanism code EXP shown on this card is the KB's internal damage-mechanism abbreviation (not an ISO 14224 code); it describes how the equipment failed. The 'ISO 14224 Mapping' block above maps it to the correct ISO functional failure code (which describes what the equipment failed to do) — these are two distinct dimensions in ISO 14224. The mechanism follows the narrative in the card body.

5Evidence Source (transparent)
Authority:U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)
Official Report:www.csb.gov ↗
Data Verification:url_verified_csb_investigations_list_2026-08-07(事故 2024-11-12 / 终报 2026-05-27)
Report No. CSB-GIVAUDAN-LOUISVILLE-2024 · 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.