10. . April, 1983 Bontang, Indonesia
LNG Export Facility - Maintenance Accident, no LNG present
11. . August, 1985 Pinson, Alabama, USA
LNG Peakshaving Facility
The welds on an 8¼ inch by 12 inch “patch plate” on a small aluminum vessel (3 feet in diameter by 7 feet tall) failed as the vessel was receiving LNG which was being drained from the l iquefaction cold box. The plate was propelled into a building that contained the control room, boiler room and offices. Some of the windows in the control room were blown inward and natural gas escaping from the failed vessel entered the building and ignited. Six employees were injured.