Browse Incidents by Equipment Type

Filter all 116 CSB investigations by the process equipment involved in the failure. Each page lists every incident in the database for that equipment type, with root causes, failed safeguards, and official CSB recommendations.

Useful for process engineers, reliability engineers, and safety engineers conducting hazard reviews, FMEA, or incident benchmarking.

Equipment Type	Investigations
Valve Failures in Process Plant Incidents	64
Pipeline Ruptures, Leaks, and Fires	35
Pump Failures and Process Safety Incidents	32
Storage Tank Fires and Explosions	32
Pressure Vessel Explosions and Failures	29
Gas Detector Failures and Toxic Release Incidents	28
Storage Vessel	22
Relief Valve Failures and Overpressure Events	22
Vent Stack Failures and Release Incidents	18
Reactor Explosions and Runaway Reactions	16
Heat Exchanger Failures and Fires	16
Interlock Failures in Process Safety Incidents	15
Transfer Hose	14
Distillation Column Explosions and Failures	14
Furnace	12
Flare System Failures and Incidents	10
Safety Instrumented System Failures	10
Mixer	9
Scrubber	9
Dust Collector	8
Filter	8
Agitator	7
Refrigeration System	7
Transport Vessel	6
Tank Car	5
Boiler	5
Dryer	5
Separator	5
Baghouse	5
Conveyor Fires and Explosions	4
Compressor Fires and Explosions	4
Railcar	4
Cooling Tower Incidents and Failures	4
Bucket Elevator Fires and Dust Explosions	3
Hopper	3
Blender	2
Blowdown Drum	2
Fired Heater	2
Conveyor Belt	2
Tank	1
Centrifuge Explosions and Failures	1
Raffinate Splitter	1
Isomerization Unit	1
Oven	1
Cyclone Separator	1
Screw Conveyor	1
Silo Explosions and Structural Failures	1
Bin Explosions and Dust Fires	1

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