Pollution
Humain
Environnement
Economique

In a pesticide industry, 100 kg of oleum (vol.65%) leaked from a defective flange gasket in the supply pipeline between the storage tank and the production plant. A sulphuric acid cloud formed and the plant fire brigade removed it with water curtain. Five employees are intoxicated.

The defective flange gasket was not detected because of insufficient maintenance procedures. After the accident, all joints gaskets in pipeline are exchange and checked scheduling