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Fatality
Sunday
Oct 11 |
Amite, LA: A tanker truck carrying an 8,000-gallon load overturned and caught fire. The driver was killed. Residents within a half-mile of the accident were evacuated. More information |
Sunday
Oct 11 |
Granite City, IL: A worker at a steel plant was killed in an accident involving a blast furnace. The worker was burned over nearly 90 percent of his body. More information |
Saturday
Oct 10 |
New York, N.Y.: A welder was killed in an explosion at a ship yard involving an empty oil barge in dry dock. The dead man was hurled 40 feet by the blast. Another worker was injured. More information |
Thursday
Oct 08 |
Moses Lake, WA: A cloud of tetrachloride gas was released by an explosion at a silicon refinery. Four of the six workers injured were listed in critical condition with breathing difficulties. Of the critical cases, one died 16 days later. More information |
Thursday
Oct 08 |
Middlesex, N.J.: A security guard who suffered second-degree burns over 90 percent of his body in an Aug. 6 chemical plant explosion died. More information |
Monday
Oct 05 |
Woburn, MA: Although the fuel tank on an overturned tanker truck burst into flames, the trucks cargo of liquid natural gas remained safe. The driver was killed. The accident shut down traffic into Boston during morning rush hour. More information |
Friday
Aug 28 |
Herrin, IL: A supervisor was killed and a worker injuredwhen gunfire broke out at a staple manufacturing plant. Police arrested an employee at theplant in the shooting. More information |
Friday
Aug 28 |
Fremont, CA: One worker was shot to death and anotherinjured in a failed robbery attempt at a computer chip manufacturing plant. Silicon Valleyplants have been frequent target of thieves who sell stolen chips overseas. More information |
Friday
Aug 28 |
Herrin, IL: A supervisor was killed and a worker injuredwhen gunfire broke out at a staple manufacturing plant. Police arrested an employee at theplant in the shooting. More information |
Friday
Aug 28 |
Fremont, CA: One worker was shot to death and anotherinjured in a failed robbery attempt at a computer chip manufacturing plant. Silicon Valleyplants have been frequent target of thieves who sell stolen chips overseas. More information |
Thursday
Aug 27 |
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands: A crew member aboard anoil tanker berthed at an oil refinery was killed with a mooring line broke, striking him.Another crew member was injured. More information |
Thursday
Aug 27 |
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands: A crew member aboard anoil tanker berthed at an oil refinery was killed with a mooring line broke, striking him.Another crew member was injured. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 26 |
Joplin, MO: One worker was killed and two others injuredin a blast at an explosives plant. The blast involved detonators being fed into anincinerator. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 26 |
Lakefield, MN: A husband and wife were killed when theirvehicle and a fuel tanker collided, igniting the tanker. The tanker driver escaped withminor injuries. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 26 |
Joplin, MO: One worker was killed and two others injuredin a blast at an explosives plant. The blast involved detonators being fed into anincinerator. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 26 |
Lakefield, MN: A husband and wife were killed when theirvehicle and a fuel tanker collided, igniting the tanker. The tanker driver escaped withminor injuries. More information |
Friday
Aug 21 |
Ironton, OH: One man was killed in an accident at a coaltar plant. More information |
Friday
Aug 21 |
Ironton, OH: One man was killed in an accident at a coaltar plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 20 |
Khartoum, Sudan: Among targets in an anti-terroristmissile attack by the United States was a pharmaceutical plant the U.S. claims was makingchemical weapons. Sudanese officials deny the charge. More information |
Thursday
Aug 20 |
Khartoum, Sudan: Among targets in an anti-terroristmissile attack by the United States was a pharmaceutical plant the U.S. claims was makingchemical weapons. Sudanese officials deny the charge. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 19 |
Carson, CA: An explosion in the lime slurry tank in thecogeneration unit of a refinery killed one contract worker and injured two employees. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 19 |
Clairton, OH: A truck driver died from injuries receivedwhen a valve on a tanker truck blew off, striking him. The accident occurred at a steelplant. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 19 |
Carson, CA: An explosion in the lime slurry tank in thecogeneration unit of a refinery killed one contract worker and injured two employees. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 19 |
Clairton, OH: A truck driver died from injuries receivedwhen a valve on a tanker truck blew off, striking him. The accident occurred at a steelplant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 18 |
Brooker, FL: A tanker truck explosion killed three workersat a trucking company. Welding work was being done at the time of the explosion. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 18 |
Sabine Pass, TX: A crane lifting a 215-ton oil rig sectioninto place dropped its load, killing two workers and injuring a third. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 18 |
Brooker, FL: A tanker truck explosion killed three workersat a trucking company. Welding work was being done at the time of the explosion. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 18 |
Sabine Pass, TX: A crane lifting a 215-ton oil rig sectioninto place dropped its load, killing two workers and injuring a third. More information |
Friday
Aug 14 |
Baltimore, MD: A shipyard worker was killed and anotherseriously injured when both fell 80 feet from a cherry picker. A worker on the ground whorushed to break the fall of the survivor was also hurt. More information |
Friday
Aug 14 |
Logan, OH: One man was killed and a 16-year-old girlinjured when a rural oil storage tank exploded. The blast threw the victims nearly 100feet. A company official said trespassing has been a problem at the site. More information |
Friday
Aug 14 |
Baltimore, MD: A shipyard worker was killed and anotherseriously injured when both fell 80 feet from a cherry picker. A worker on the ground whorushed to break the fall of the survivor was also hurt. More information |
Friday
Aug 14 |
Logan, OH: One man was killed and a 16-year-old girlinjured when a rural oil storage tank exploded. The blast threw the victims nearly 100feet. A company official said trespassing has been a problem at the site. More information |
Thursday
Aug 13 |
Toronto, Ontario: The founder of a company thatmanufactures orthopedic back supports was gunned down at the factory. More information |
Thursday
Aug 13 |
Salt Lake City, UT: A temporary worker at a computer chipfactory died when he was sucked through a powerful 4-foot-wide industrial fan. The fan wasbeing tested at the time of the accident. More information |
Thursday
Aug 13 |
Toronto, Ontario: The founder of a company thatmanufactures orthopedic back supports was gunned down at the factory. More information |
Thursday
Aug 13 |
Salt Lake City, UT: A temporary worker at a computer chipfactory died when he was sucked through a powerful 4-foot-wide industrial fan. The fan wasbeing tested at the time of the accident. More information |
Monday
Aug 10 |
Ludwigtshafen, Germany: Two workers were killed andanother injured in an explosion at a chemical plant. The explosion took place in theplants polystyrene production unit. More information |
Monday
Aug 10 |
Ludwigtshafen, Germany: Two workers were killed andanother injured in an explosion at a chemical plant. The explosion took place in theplants polystyrene production unit. More information |
Sunday
Aug 09 |
Biloxi, MS: Four people died in a fire when an undergroundgasoline storage tank being refilled overflowed. Fuel flowed beneath three cars travelingthrough a nearby intersection and ignited. More information |
Saturday
Aug 08 |
Manteca, CA: A tanker truck crashed and exploded, killingthe driver. More information |
Saturday
Aug 08 |
Manteca, CA: A tanker truck crashed and exploded, killingthe driver. More information |
Friday
Aug 07 |
Mesa, AZ: A worker at a foundry was crushed by a steelplate weighing more than a ton. More information |
Friday
Aug 07 |
Mesa, AZ: A worker at a foundry was crushed by a steelplate weighing more than a ton. More information |
Friday
Aug 07 |
Batavia, OH: Six worker were injured in a series of blastsat a propane distribution facility. The plants main building was extensively damaged. Oneof the injured workers later died. More information |
Monday
Aug 03 |
Constanta, Romania: One worker died and four were injuredin an explosion aboard an oil tanker. The workers were using a welding torch to makerepairs on a storage tank. More information |
Monday
Aug 03 |
Constanta, Romania: One worker died and four were injuredin an explosion aboard an oil tanker. The workers were using a welding torch to makerepairs on a storage tank. More information |
Sunday
Aug 02 |
Pittsburg, CA: A steel plant worker was killed when a heavymetal rod used to support steel cylinders tipped over and fell. The workers throat wascrushed. More information |
Sunday
Aug 02 |
Pittsburg, CA: A steel plant worker was killed when a heavymetal rod used to support steel cylinders tipped over and fell. The workers throat wascrushed. More information |
Friday
Jul 31 |
Quebec, Canada: An employee at a recycling plant nearQuebec was killed in an accident involving an industrial shredder. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 29 |
Idaho Falls, ID: Four workers at a Department of Energyresearch facility suffered oxygen depravation when carbon dioxide was released by a firesuppression system. One of the workers died. More information |
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