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Fatality
Tuesday
Feb 21 |
Anshan, China: At least 10 people have been killed and 3 are missing after a blast at a steel plant. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 21 |
Collahuasi, Chile: Operations at one of the world's largest copper mines were halted after a fatal accident. More information |
Monday
Feb 20 |
Three Hills, AB: A recycling plant worker struck in the chest by machinery later died. More information |
Monday
Feb 20 |
George Town, Malaysia: A substation explosion burned a worker over 90 percent of his body. More information |
Monday
Feb 20 |
Sidon, Lebanon: A tannery worker died while cleaning a sewage canal that contained extracts of toxic materials used in leather tanning processes. More information |
Sunday
Feb 19 |
Kathmandu, Nepal: 2 people died and 8 were injured when a boiler exploded at a factory making plywood. More information |
Sunday
Feb 19 |
Portland, OR: A tank barge containing lignin amine was emptied to recover the body of a worker found inside. More information |
Sunday
Feb 19 |
Indrapur, India: 2 people have died and 8 others were injured when a water boiling machine exploded at a small plywood factory. More information |
Sunday
Feb 19 |
Bhalawani, India: 4 people died and 40 were trapped when fire swept a fireworks factory.
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Saturday
Feb 18 |
Clinton, NC: A worker at a pork packing plant was found dead with his head in the opening of a waste tanker. More information |
Saturday
Feb 18 |
Lagos, Nigeria: Many people are feared dead with about 32 vehicles burned in an accident involving a fuel tanker. More information |
Friday
Feb 17 |
Zhaoxian, China: 2 people died and 2 were injured in an explosion at a fireworks factory. More information |
Friday
Feb 17 |
Phoenix, AZ: An airline worker died when he became caught between 2 conveyor belts. More information |
Thursday
Feb 16 |
Nanyang, China: 15 mine workers were killed when a tramcar derailed and rolled down a tunnel. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 14 |
Moses Lake, WA: A chemical warehouse worker was crushed when a cement block wall toppled over from the weight of bagged fertilizer stacked against it. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 14 |
Kuching, Malaysia: A worker at a steel processing factory was killed when his head was crushed by a machine he was operating. More information |
Sunday
Feb 12 |
Goldendale, WA: A fuel tanker rig crashed and burned, killing the driver. More information |
Saturday
Feb 11 |
Texas City, TX: A worker at a food additives factory died after an accident involving packaging equipment. More information |
Thursday
Feb 09 |
Dehradun, India: 9 workers died when fire broke out at a washing machine factory.
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Thursday
Feb 09 |
Rugby, UK: A cement plant worker hired to erect scaffolding suffered a head injury and died at the scene. More information |
Thursday
Feb 09 |
Memphis, TN: A warehouse worker unloading a boxcar suffered a fatal head injury when a paper roll fell. More information |
Thursday
Feb 09 |
Jumma Goth, Pakistan: 3 workers died in a boiler explosion at a poultry feed factory. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 07 |
Greeneville, TN: A worker died when he fell through the roof of an industrial warehouse. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 07 |
Midland, TX: A worker conducting a fracking operation at an oil well site died when a high pressure line ruptured. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 07 |
Kurashiki, Japan: 5 oil refinery workers were presumed dead after an undersea tunnel collapsed and seawater rushed in. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 07 |
Erode, India: 2 workers were killed and 4 injured in a boiler explosion in a private cloth calendaring unit. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 07 |
Mushin, Nigeria: An accident at a packaging plant involving a plastics moulding machine killed a worker. More information |
Monday
Feb 06 |
Dzerzhynsk, Ukraine: A coal miner was killed and 9 were injured in a methane gas explosion. More information |
Monday
Feb 06 |
Mangalore, India: A tanker truck driver parked at a chemical plant died when a burning mosquito coil ignited a fire in the truck cab. More information |
Monday
Feb 06 |
Lahore, Pakistan: 26 people were killed when leaking gas ignited and collapsed a 4-story pharmaceuticals factory. More information |
Friday
Feb 03 |
Yibin, China: A gas explosion in a coal mine killed 11 workers and injured 6 others. More information |
Friday
Feb 03 |
Seattle, WA: A shipyard worker died when he fell more than 75 feet. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 31 |
Bataguassu, Brazil: 4 people died and 16 others became ill from a toxic gas leak at a tannery. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 31 |
Pascagoula, MS: A shipyard worker doing sandblasting died from blunt force trauma. More information |
Monday
Jan 30 |
Gary, IN: A steel plant worker died when he was wedged between two rail cars. More information |
Sunday
Jan 29 |
Bambanani, S. Africa: A worker died in a mine accident. More information |
Sunday
Jan 29 |
Sudbury, ON: A mine worker died when hit by falling rock while planting explosives. More information |
Saturday
Jan 28 |
Murfreesboro, TN: A truck driver died when his vehicle dropped into gear and crushed him against parked trailers at an auto plant. More information |
Saturday
Jan 28 |
Nashville, TN: A 40,000-pound coil of steel being removed from a truck by a crane operator struck and killed the truck driver. More information |
Friday
Jan 27 |
Humber, UK: A dock worker died when a heap of coal fell on him in the hull of a ship. More information |
Friday
Jan 27 |
North Bergen, NJ: A worker at a siding plant was found crushed to death between 2 machines. More information |
Thursday
Jan 26 |
Fujian Province, China: 3 workers were killed by poisonous gas as they were repairing a clogged chemical tank in a copper smelting plant. More information |
Thursday
Jan 26 |
Tultepec, Mexico: 1 person died and 8 were injured in an explosion at a licensed fireworks factory. More information |
Thursday
Jan 26 |
Mboro, Senegal: A worker died from acid burns in a lab accident at a chemical plant. More information |
Monday
Jan 23 |
Odisha, India: 3 residents of a nearby slum died when a storage tank filled with molasses burst at a sugar refinery. More information |
Sunday
Jan 22 |
Surat, India: 3 workers died of asphyxiation after a chemical spill at a plant making gold ornaments. More information |
Saturday
Jan 21 |
Mangalore, India: 1 worker died and 5 were injured in an explosion at an oil refinery. More information |
Saturday
Jan 21 |
Burns Lake, BC: 2 workers were found dead in the wreckage of a lumber mill days after an explosion and fire. More information |
Saturday
Jan 21 |
New Karachi, Pakistan: A worker died from burns after a garment factory fire. More information |
Saturday
Jan 21 |
Bilal Colony, Pakistan: A worker died in a fire that destroyed a clothing factory. More information |
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