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Blowdown Drum Incidents

This equipment type has been involved in one or more CSB investigations as a primary or contributing factor. Each linked page provides the full event sequence, root causes, failed safeguards, and CSB safety recommendations.

2 CSB investigations in this database involve blowdown drum as a primary or contributing equipment factor, spanning 1998–2024.


Blowdown Drum Incidents (2)

Incident Date Industry Key Hazard
BP America (Texas City) Refinery Explosion 03/23/2005 Petroleum Refining Explosion, Fire
Pryor Trust Fatal Gas Well Blowout and Fire 01/22/2018 Oil And Gas Production Explosion, Fire

Explosion · Fire · Overpressure · Chemical Release · Vapor Cloud Explosion


Distillation Column Explosions and Failures · Relief Valve Failures and Overpressure Events · Vent Stack Failures and Release Incidents · Raffinate Splitter · Isomerization Unit · Flare System Failures and Incidents


Data sourced from CSB.gov public investigation reports. This site is an independent project not affiliated with the U.S. CSB.