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CSB Investigation Report No. CSB-ITC-DEERPARK-2019 2019 Fire Fire
CSB ITC Deer Park 2019 储罐区火灾:缺乏可燃/气体监测与远程隔离阀(2023 终报)
Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC), Deer Park, Texas, USA
Related equipment type → fire & gas detector (fire & gas detector)Related equipment type → instrumentation (instrumentation)
0Fatalities
0Injuries
LeakageMechanism code OTH
Failure Mode · ISO 14224 Mapping
Damage mechanism (recorded in KB)
LeakageOTH
ISO functional code (as recorded)
ISO 14224:2016 functional failure code
OTH · Other
ISO OTH — Other.
1What Happened

80 号罐循环泵灾难性失效泄漏可燃液体近 30 分钟未被察觉(缺乏监测报警器提示泵失效),蒸气云点燃致持续 3 天大火;CSB 指出 ITC 缺乏报警操作员的监测器、缺乏可远程操作的紧急隔离阀

2Root Cause

ITC 缺乏监测泵失效的报警器/气体检测系统,且无可远程操作的紧急隔离阀,导致泄漏未能及时探测与切断

3Reliability Lessons (from investigation root cause)
  • The 'Root Cause' above is the core lesson of this accident; not split further.
4Associated Failure Mechanisms (Keywords)
气体检测 火焰检测 监测 报警器 远程隔离阀 可燃蒸气 fire and gas gas detector monitor alarm isolation valve
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_2026-08-08 (CSB ITC Deer Park 2019 安全视频/调查页)
Report No. CSB-ITC-DEERPARK-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.