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Fatality
Thursday
Apr 29 |
Davie, FL: A gasoline tanker overturned on an interstate highway killing the driver and causing a massive fuel spill. The driver was trying to avoid a collision with another vehicle when the wreck occurred. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 20 |
Tamaqua, PA: Two workers blending nitroglycerin as heart medication were killed in an explosion at a chemical plant. More information |
Saturday
Apr 17 |
Nayang City, China: Fire spread through a furniture factory and killed 19 people, including the owners family. Most of the factory and the attached living quarters for employees and their families was destroyed. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 13 |
Orangeburg, S.C.: Two workers died from burns received in an explosion at a chemical plant. Workers were transferring oil containing aluminum alkyls when the transfer pump exploded. More information |
Monday
Apr 12 |
Houston, TX: A massive fire damaged two freeway ramps when a tanker truck overturned and exploded. The driver of the vehicle was killed. More information |
Friday
Apr 09 |
Leeds, U.K.: Two workers were killed when flames spread through a foundry. The foundry, which produced gates and shutters for the security industry, was destroyed. More information |
Thursday
Apr 08 |
Tampa, FL: Three workers died as the result of an explosion at a power plant. Another 50 were injured in the blast that destroyed 23,000 square feet of the 240,000 square foot facility. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 06 |
Norfolk, VA: A crane operator working for a shipbuilding company died when a concrete causeway collapsed, dropping his rig into 60 feet of water. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 17 |
Ico Rivera, CA:A 24-year-old worker collapsed and died while sandblasting parts at an airplane plant. The worker was wearing protective clothing and a breathing apparatus. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 16 |
Houston, TX:Three people died when a small tanker truck jumped a freeway divider, collided with oncoming traffic and exploded. Three others were injured. More information |
Sunday
Mar 14 |
Fullerton, CA:A tanker loaded with 8,000 gallons of fuel overturned and burst into flames on a freeway, killing one motorist. The tanker driver was seriously burned. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 09 |
Quincy, MA:A worker was severely burned in a flash fire while working on a catwalk at a refinery. He died two days later. More information |
Thursday
Mar 04 |
San Jose, CA:A worker died from injuries suffered in February in a blast at a Hollister plant that makes small explosive devices. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 02 |
Waynesburo, GA:A concrete plant worker was killed when he was pulled into the rollers of a conveyor belt. More information |
Friday
Feb 26 |
Saint-Pie, Quebec: One worker was killed and eight injured in an explosion at a small fireworks factory. A fire following the blast destroyed the factory building. More information |
Thursday
Feb 25 |
Springfield, MA: An explosion at a metal foundry blew out two cinder block walls and hurled debris as much as 80 yards. At least 12 people were hurt, some of them with serious burns. One of the injured later died. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 24 |
Martinez, CA: Fourth workers died as the result of an explosion of an oil refinery tower. A maintenance crew in place on the 100-foot tower were trying to repair a pipe that was leaking naphtha. Survivors were left stranded above ground for nearly two hours. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 24 |
Edmonton, Alberta: In a freak accident, a worker at a metal salvage company died after being caught on a conveyor belt and strangled by his own coveralls. More information |
Monday
Feb 22 |
Talladega, AL: One worker was killed and a customer later died from injuries suffered in an explosion at a bottled propane company. Leaking gas was detected only moments before the blast. More information |
Saturday
Feb 20 |
Allentown, PA: Five workers were killed in an explosion that leveled a chemical processing plant. The blast unleashed a vapor cloud that drifted over nearby residential areas. More information |
Thursday
Feb 18 |
Santa Clarita, CA: A worker at a factory that manufactures small charges used in automobile airbags was killed instantly in a chemical explosion. He was transferring cans of zirconium potassium perchlorate when one fell, detonating itself and other nearby containers. More information |
Monday
Feb 08 |
Dixon, CA: A storage tank filled with 250,000 gallons of liquid fertilizer collapsed at a processing plant, killing one worker and injuring two others. More information |
Saturday
Feb 06 |
Fenton, MO: An auto worker who fell from an eight-foot platform died from injuries he suffered. More information |
Monday
Feb 01 |
Dearborn, MI: Six workers died as the result of a boiler explosion and fire that destroyed the powerhouse for a major automobile manufacturing complex. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 27 |
East Allen Township, PA: A contractor cleaning a silo at a cement plant died when cement caked to the silos wall came loose and buried him. Investigators found that the contractor did not have required certification and had failed to use safety equipment. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 26 |
Davie, FL: A diesel-laden tanker truck exploded in flames after colliding with two other vehicles and overturning. The tanker driver and one other person were killed. More information |
Saturday
Jan 23 |
Dong guam, Taiwan: Heavy toxic fumes from a fire at plastics plant are blamed for 14 worker deaths. More information |
Friday
Jan 22 |
Bridgeport, AL: Utility employees were at work on natural gas pipeline when escaping gas exploded, leveling three downtown buildings and killing three. More information |
Thursday
Jan 21 |
Union Township, OH: A construction worker was crushed to death when a three ton piece of concrete fell. The worker was cutting a doorway through the concrete wall when it collapsed. More information |
Thursday
Jan 21 |
Columbus, Ohio: A supervisor at a plant that makes wax-based water repellant was killed when a machine he was working on exploded. A part from the machine struck him in the chest. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 20 |
Roanoke, VA: A foundry worker was killed on the job from head injuries sustained while working on a press. More information |
Friday
Jan 15 |
Green Oak, MI: Two firefighters and a utility worker were injured in a series of natural gas explosions. One house was destroyed and a resident killed. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 13 |
Smackover, AR: Three workers trying to fix a leaking valve on a storage tank containing naphtha were killed in an explosion at an oil refinery. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 12 |
Chicago, IL: Three workers died from electrocution when a crane in use at a rail yard struck an overhead power line. One of the workers was killed trying to rescue the other two. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 12 |
Marieville, Quebec: Two workers at a metal fasteners plant were killed in an explosion on the roof of the facility. The two were trying to thaw pipes at the time of the explosion. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 12 |
Hollywood, FL: A worker using a sausage machine at a meat processing plant died when he was pulled into a grinder. Witnesses report that the machine snagged the workers lab coat. More information |
Monday
Jan 11 |
Georgetown, KY: An accident at a materials handling plant killed one worker and seriously injured another. More information |
Monday
Jan 11 |
Stanton, MO: One worker was killed and another seriously injured in a workshop explosion at a fireworks factory. More information |
Monday
Jan 11 |
Scottsdale, AZ: One worker at a freeway construction site was killed and another seriously injured when a sewer line burst filling a 20-foot-deeptrench with muddy water. A third worker managed to scramble to safety before the trench collapsed. More information |
Saturday
Jan 09 |
Toncheng, China: An explosion in a fireworks factory killed22 people, 11 of them children. More information |
Friday
Jan 08 |
Brazos County, TX: A tractor-trailer rig hauling more than8,000 gallons of crude oil overturned, killing the driver. Authorities managed to prevent the cargo from spilling. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 06 |
Tilbury, Ontario: A worker was killed when he became caught on a conveyor belt feeding foam-recycling equipment at a plastics plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 05 |
Laconia, N.H: A small airplane that crash landed and burned narrowly missed hitting a local factory. Of the two people aboard the plane, one was killed and the other seriously injured. More information |
Monday
Jan 04 |
Semnan Province, Iran: A bus collided with a truck hauling chemicals. The accident killed 14 and injured 27. More information |
Saturday
Jan 02 |
Viking, Alberta: A collision involving a tanker truck and a passenger car killed three people. Because the leaking tanker was carrying pentane, the area was ordered evacuated. More information |
Friday
Jan 01 |
Khorason, Iran: A bus and oil tanker truck collided. Thirteen people were killed and more than 20 injured. More information |
Thursday
Dec 31 |
Highland, Utah: Crude oil was spilled in a collision between a car and a tanker truck. The driver of the car was killed. More information |
Monday
Dec 28 |
Galveston, TX: A tanker carrying 150 tons of fuel caught fire near the Texas coast. Two crew members were lost in the fire. More information |
Monday
Dec 28 |
Chichigalpa, Nicaragua: An accidental release of scalding molasses at a sugar refinery killed four workers and injured seven. More information |
Sunday
Dec 27 |
Arroyo de Piedro, Colombia: A natural gas pipeline exploded, killing at least 12 people and injuring 80. Dozens of homes were destroyed. More information |
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