A high potential explosion in a pneumatic testing laboratory at a U.S. Air Force facility prompted the need to carry out a failure analysis to determine the precise root causes of the incident. Our engineers investigated the incident, and through various safety engineering analytical methods were able to determine the root causes, and re-engineer the systems to prevent such an explosion from re-occurring in the future. Contek carries out accident investigations on a regular basis for various clients, including a range of accidents from fatalities, to equipment damage and near misses.