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Accident Database:

Boilers, Pressure Vessels, and Piping

AIS Accident Inspection Specialists, Inc.

Accident Reporting Form

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Country Code

State or Providence Code

Year of Accident

Type of Vessel

Units of Measure English Metric, Size of Boiler, Pressure Vessel, or Piping

Boilers in mass flow rate [pounds per hour -English] or [kilograms per hour -metric],
Pressure Vessels cross sectional area [Length times height] [Sq. Feet - English] or [Sq. Meters - metric],
Piping in diameter [inches- English] or [centimeters -metric]

Pressure Rating English is in psi, Metric is in Bars [ 1-Bar = 100-kPa ]

Year Unit was Built or Installed which ever is older

Usage of the unit. How is the vessel used.

Industry where the accident occurred?

Merchandising, Retailing, Wholesaling

Automotive

General Manufacturing, Textile, Component Assembly Plants

Shipping

Military

Utilities and IPP, Fossil, Solar, Hydro

Construction

Chemical

Petroleum

Steel and Mining

Waste Processors, Trash

Pulp and Paper

Institution, School, or Places of Assembly

Research and Development or Laboratory

Government

Storage or Warehousing

Aerospace

Nuclear

Fuel Cell

Explosives

Plastics

Entertainment

Forest Products

Transport

Pharmaceutical

Residential

Rubber

Recreation and Hobby

Property Damage, Injuries, and Fatalities

No Injuries, No Fatalities; therefore, only Property Damage.

Injuries

Fatalities

Why did the accident occur. What were the principal, main, chief, prime, or crucial reason the accident occurred.

Design: The condition existed in the original design.

Misapplication: The primary failure was the vessel was used for another purpose other than its original design.

Construction and Installation: The primary cause of the failure is the result of a condition that occurred during the construction or building of the vessel.

Maintenance: Had proper maintenance been completed the failure would not have occurred.

Repair: The primary conditions for a failure was created during a past repair.

Operations: The primary cause of the failure is related to how the vessel was used, started, and operated including being shutdown such that in normal and reasonable operation the failure would not have occurred. This would include overloads, fast starts, improper procedures, etc..

External: The primary failure happened outside the vessel and under normal operations the vessel would still be operating.

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