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Fatality
Saturday
Dec 18 |
Kansas City, KS: A battalion chief died in the line of duty battling a warehouse fire. More information |
Friday
Dec 03 |
Worcester, MA: Five firefighters died battling a blaze in an H shaped vacant coal storage building. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 01 |
Chesapeake, VA: An 11-ton release of sulphuric acid was more than 90 percent contained on the plant site. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 16 |
Calgary, Alberta: Aworker at a heating-air conditioning plant was killed in an explosion. More information |
Sunday
Nov 07 |
Stuart, VA: Twoworkers were killed in a fire that destroyed several buildings at a paper plant. More information |
Friday
Nov 05 |
Jefferson County, MO:One worker was killed and another injured in an explosion at a commercial fireworksfactory. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 06 |
Brackenridge, PA: A worker died with third degree burnsover 95 percent of his body after an accident involving molten metal. More information |
Sunday
Oct 03 |
Olathe, CO: A fire and explosion at a plywood plant killedone worker and caused extensive damage. More information |
Monday
Aug 30 |
Robards, KY: A food processing plant worker died after being crushed beneath an elevator during routine maintenance. Two other workers died at the same plant in July in an unrelated accident. More information |
Monday
Aug 30 |
Robards, KY: A food processing plant worker died after being crushed beneath an elevator during routine maintenance. Two other workers died at the same plant in July in an unrelated accident. More information |
Monday
Aug 23 |
Mapleton, OR: Nearly 1,500 gallons of gasoline leaked into a creek feeding the Siuslaw River when a gasoline tanker truck and a pickup collided. The tanker plunged down a 75-foot embankment. The driver of the pickup was killed. More information |
Monday
Aug 23 |
Mapleton, OR: Nearly 1,500 gallons of gasoline leaked into a creek feeding the Siuslaw River when a gasoline tanker truck and a pickup collided. The tanker plunged down a 75-foot embankment. The driver of the pickup was killed. More information |
Thursday
Aug 19 |
West Bromwich, U.K.: Two workers at a paint-stripping factory died after being overcome by fumes. More information |
Thursday
Aug 19 |
Dearborn, MI: A steel plant maintenance worker suffered a cardiac arrest and died after being overcome by noxious fumes. Three other workers were hospitalized. The same steel plant-auto manufacturing complex was the scene of an explosion that killed six workers last winter. More information |
Thursday
Aug 19 |
West Bromwich, U.K.: Two workers at a paint-stripping factory died after being overcome by fumes. More information |
Thursday
Aug 19 |
Dearborn, MI: A steel plant maintenance worker suffered a cardiac arrest and died after being overcome by noxious fumes. Three other workers were hospitalized. The same steel plant-auto manufacturing complex was the scene of an explosion that killed six workers last winter. More information |
Saturday
Aug 14 |
Smyrna, GA: Two of seven workers injured in an explosion at a coal-burning power plant later died from severe burns. The workers were cleaning equipment at the time of the blast. More information |
Saturday
Aug 14 |
Smyrna, GA: Two of seven workers injured in an explosion at a coal-burning power plant later died from severe burns. The workers were cleaning equipment at the time of the blast. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 10 |
Liberty Hill, TX: A worker digging holes for electric poles was killed when he punctured an ethane propane pipeline, triggering an explosion. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 10 |
Canton, OH: A steel plant worker was killed when a 900-pound bundle of steel fell while being moved using a forklift. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 10 |
Liberty Hill, TX: A worker digging holes for electric poles was killed when he punctured an ethane propane pipeline, triggering an explosion. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 10 |
Canton, OH: A steel plant worker was killed when a 900-pound bundle of steel fell while being moved using a forklift. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Corpus Christi, TX: A refinery explosion killed one worker and injured another. The explosion, which occurred at a utility block that contains steam boilers, did not affect production. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Deer Park, TX: The driver of a fuel truck was killed when the vehicle was struck by a train inside an oil refinery, triggering an explosion. The refinerys fire brigade extinguished the resulting blaze. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Corpus Christi, TX: A refinery explosion killed one worker and injured another. The explosion, which occurred at a utility block that contains steam boilers, did not affect production. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Deer Park, TX: The driver of a fuel truck was killed when the vehicle was struck by a train inside an oil refinery, triggering an explosion. The refinerys fire brigade extinguished the resulting blaze. More information |
Thursday
Aug 05 |
Galati, Romania: Three workers were killed and 14 injured in an explosion at a steel mill. The blast occurred during repairs to a smelter furnace. More information |
Thursday
Aug 05 |
Galati, Romania: Three workers were killed and 14 injured in an explosion at a steel mill. The blast occurred during repairs to a smelter furnace. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 03 |
Nelspruit, South Africa: Concern that a toxic gas, ethylene gibromi, had spilled from a wrecked truck into the Crocodile River turned out to be unfounded. Two people were killed in the seven-car pile-up. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 03 |
Nelspruit, South Africa: Concern that a toxic gas, ethylene gibromi, had spilled from a wrecked truck into the Crocodile River turned out to be unfounded. Two people were killed in the seven-car pile-up. More information |
Friday
Jul 30 |
Charlotte, N.C.: A maintenance worker at a trucking terminal shot and killed his supervisor, then fatally shot himself. More information |
Thursday
Jul 22 |
Robards, KY: Two workers at a processing plant died when they fell into a pit of chicken parts being made into cat food. One died in a rescue effort to save the first. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 14 |
Philadelphia, PA: A worker at a scrap-iron company was killed when his arm became entangled in some machinery and was torn from his body. More information |
Friday
Jul 09 |
Minneapolis, MN: Molten metal spilling from a broken mold killed a worker at a munitions foundry. Two others received minor injuries. More information |
Thursday
Jul 08 |
Texarkana, TX: Two workers attempting to neutralize a phosphoric acid spill were overcome by fumes. One of the workers died. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 06 |
Los Angeles, CA: One worker died and five others were injured in a fire that destroyed a downtown product processing facility. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 30 |
Livingston, TN: Two workers were killed and a third seriously injured when flammable gas inside an empty crude oil storage tank exploded. A metal grinder was in use at the time of the blast. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 30 |
Drayton Valley, Ontario: A worker disposing of explosive waste from a fireworks factory was killed when the waste prematurely ignited. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 29 |
Drammen, Norway: A fire and explosion in a highway tunnel under construction killed two firefighters and injured more than a dozen people. More information |
Thursday
Jun 24 |
Akute-Odo, Nigeria: At least 10 people were killed in a pipeline fire that may have been caused by fuel theft. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 23 |
Houston, TX: Two workers died when an explosion and fire erupted inside a plastics plant. Four other workers were injured. More information |
Saturday
Jun 19 |
Sixth of October City, Egypt: A plastics factory under construction collapsed, killing at least seven workers. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 15 |
New Martinsville, W.V.: Officials at a chemical plant announced that an outbreak of Legionnaires disease had been brought under control. One worker died and five others were infected. More information |
Sunday
Jun 13 |
East China, MI: A utility company worker was crushed to death in an accident in the coal room of a power plant. More information |
Sunday
Jun 13 |
Buffalo, N.Y.: A food plant worker scalded when a boiler exploded later died. More information |
Saturday
Jun 12 |
Shenzhen, China: Sixteen people died in a fire at an electronics plant near Hong Kong. Managers reportedly ordered workers to save property with little regard for their safety. More information |
Thursday
Jun 10 |
Bellingham, WA: Two 10-year-old boys playing with fireworks were fatally burned when thousands of gallons of gasoline leaking from a pipeline ignited. A fisherman drowned trying to escape the flames. More information |
Friday
Jun 04 |
Tacoma, WA: The body of a worker was found in a burned-out office trailer at a pipe company more than 17 hours after the fire was extinguished. More information |
Monday
May 24 |
London, Ontario: A construction worker died when a trench for a sewer line collapsed. More information |
Monday
May 17 |
Chicago, IL: A steel plant worker died after being crushed under a 7,000-pound steel coil. More information |
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