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Fatality
Thursday
Apr 28 |
Tirana, Albania: An explosion at a munition disposal plant killed one worker and wounded three others.
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Wednesday
Apr 27 |
Chengxian, China: Carbon monoxide poisoning killed eight people in a lead-zinc mine. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 27 |
New Delhi, India: Ten workers died in a massive fire at a shoe factory in the Peeragarhi industrial area. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 26 |
Nathikudi, India: Two workers died and five were injured in an explosion at a fireworks factory. More information |
Monday
Apr 25 |
Wenzhou, China: Two workers -- one filling an oil tank and another welding nearby -- died in an explosion at a steel factory. More information |
Monday
Apr 25 |
Jiugong, China: 17 migrant workers died when a fire swept through an illegal garment factory. More information |
Sunday
Apr 24 |
Beijing, China: A fire at a clothing factory killed at least 17 persons and injured 24. More information |
Saturday
Apr 23 |
New Taipei, Taiwan: An explosion at a paper mill killed four people. More information |
Saturday
Apr 23 |
Gulf of Mexico: A contract worker died when he fell through an opening in the deck of an offshore oil platform. More information |
Thursday
Apr 21 |
Pardubice, Czech Republic: Four people died and seven were injured in an explosion at at plant manufacturing Semtex. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 20 |
Pardubice, Czech Republic: Four people died and nine were injured in an explosive plant blast. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 20 |
Napa, CA: An assistant winemaker died when she fell into a wine tank. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 19 |
Shanghai, China: A fire at a telecommunications facility left four people dead. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 19 |
Catime, Mexico: A man tapping a pipeline to steal gasoline died when his tanker exploded and burned. More information |
Monday
Apr 18 |
Port Arthur, TX: A heart attack is suspected in the death of a contract worker doing construction at an oil refinery. More information |
Sunday
Apr 17 |
Izmir, China: Five people, including a firefighter, died as the result of an explosion at an unpermitted factory. More information |
Saturday
Apr 16 |
Juliaca, Peru: A worker in a fireworks factory died in an explosion. More information |
Friday
Apr 15 |
State College, PA: A tanker carrying 8,000 gallons of ethanol rear-ended a tractor-trailer and burst into flames, killing the driver. More information |
Thursday
Apr 14 |
Midland, MI: A chemical plant worker fell to his death from atop a specialty monomers unit. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 13 |
Lamadian, China: Nine people died in an explosion at an unlicensed chemical plant. More information |
Monday
Apr 11 |
Veranopolis, Brazil: One person died and three were injured following an explosion Monday at a biodiesel storage facility. More information |
Sunday
Apr 10 |
Baolongshan, China: A steam boiler at a cement factory exploded, killing four people. More information |
Sunday
Apr 10 |
Manyoni, Tanzania: A gasoline tanker truck caught fire after a collision with a train, killing four people and burning others stealing fuel. More information |
Saturday
Apr 09 |
Rourkela, India: Two people died and five were injured in an explosion at a gas factory. More information |
Friday
Apr 08 |
Savannah, GA: A tanker truck transporting toluene caught fire, killing one and injuring two. More information |
Friday
Apr 08 |
Honolulu, HI: Five workers died in an explosion at a commercial facility for storing confiscated fireworks. More information |
Thursday
Apr 07 |
Lanzhou, China: Two tanker trucks collided in a road tunnel, triggering an explosion that killed four people. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 05 |
Gatlinburg City, TN: The collapse of a wastewater containment wall killed two workers and dumped millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Little Pigeon River. More information |
Monday
Apr 04 |
Luttelgeest, Netherlands: A man died after falling into a digester at a biogas plant. More information |
Saturday
Apr 02 |
Urumqi, China: Rescuers found the bodies of 10 miners overcome by gas. More information |
Saturday
Apr 02 |
Orizaba, Mexico: An explosion at an alcohol production plant killed four people. More information |
Friday
Apr 01 |
Dongdu, China: Five people were killed when an explosion ripped through a workshop of a motorcycle parts maker. More information |
Friday
Apr 01 |
Narabi, Nigeria: A fuel tanker overturned, sparking an inferno in which some 50 people were killed More information |
Thursday
Mar 31 |
Ashland, KY: A steel plant worker who mistook an access panel to a high-pressure gas line for an electrical panel died in an explosion. More information |
Monday
Mar 21 |
Rubbertown, KY: An explosion and fire at a chemical plant killed two people. More information |
Thursday
Mar 17 |
Dombivli, India: 2 people died and 3 were injured in an explosion and fire at a chemical plant. More information |
Thursday
Mar 17 |
Bollarum, India: 2 workers died when fire broke out in a materials-handling lift at a chemical plant. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 16 |
Chenzhou, China: A plant thought to have been abandoned exploded, leaving 2 dead. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 15 |
Sutton, NC: A worker performing maintenance at a coal-fire power plant died in an explosion. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 15 |
Wilmington, NC: A buildup of hydrogen caused an explosion that killed a worker at a coal-fired power plant. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 15 |
Wilminton, NC: An explosion at a coal-fired power plant killed a worker. More information |
Friday
Mar 11 |
Tochigi, Japan: 2 people were killed during an earthquake by a collapsing ceiling at an auto factory. More information |
Thursday
Mar 10 |
Ivanteyevka, Russia: 4 Vietnamese nationals died in a fire at a sewing plant. More information |
Thursday
Mar 10 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh: 8 people died when a raging fire swept through a roof-top shed of a garment-dyeing factory. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 08 |
Gumla, India: A truck transporting explosives to a mine exploded, killing 2 people. More information |
Monday
Mar 07 |
Quinchia, Colombia: 1 miner died and another was injured from inhaling toxic fumes at a gold mine. More information |
Sunday
Mar 06 |
Norco, LA: A contract worker died and another was injured in an accident involving the fluid catalytic cracking unit at an oil refinery. More information |
Thursday
Mar 03 |
Virudhunagar, India: One of 12 workers injured in a fire at a match factory later died. More information |
Thursday
Mar 03 |
Itapevi, Brazil: A reactor explosion at an industrial facility killed a technician. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 02 |
Losberg, S. Africa: 3 workers died and 6 were injured in an explosion at a plant making explosives for mining. More information |
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