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HSE
Report No. HSE-ABBEYSTEAD-1984
1984
Explosion Explosion
Abbeystead 阀门室甲烷积聚爆炸（1984，16 死）
Lune/Wyre Transfer Scheme Valve House, Abbeystead, UK (HSE Sragtech Case)
Related equipment → piping (piping)
16Fatalities
28Injuries
ExplosionMechanism code OTH
⌗Failure Mode · ISO 14224 Mapping
Damage mechanism (recorded in KB)
ExplosionOTH
ISO functional code (as recorded)
ISO 14224:2016 functional failure code
OTH · Other
ISO OTH — Other.
1What Happened
Lune/Wyre 调水隧道端头形成甲烷空洞，甲烷被置换入阀门室积聚→遇未知火源爆炸，16 死、全部人员受伤
2Root Cause
未识别甲烷环境风险；系统设计为开敞排放可避免；操作偏离手册；培训不足
3Reliability Lessons (from investigation root cause)
- The 'Root Cause' above is the core lesson of this accident; not split further.
4Associated Failure Mechanisms (Keywords)
甲烷 积聚 阀门室 隧道 通风 爆炸 可燃气检测
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：Health and Safety Executive (HSE), UK — Sragtech Case Study
Official Report：www.hse.gov.uk ↗
Data Verification：verified_url_hse_2026-08-07
↗Related Failure Modes · Traceability
This accident is not yet linked to a specific FM traceability card.