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Fatality
Saturday
Jan 31 |
Santej Village, India: 2 people died and another was seriously burned in an explosion that destroyed a chemical factory. More information |
Thursday
Jan 29 |
Paw Paw, MI: 1 person died when a tanker truck carrying ethyl alcohol collided with a pickup truck. The tanker leaked an undetermined amount of the flammable liquid on the roadway, but the leak was swiftly brought under control. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 27 |
Niamey, Niger: 5 people died after 2 trucks collided. 1 of the trucks was carrying sodium uranate and several of the drums broke open and spilled. More information |
Monday
Jan 19 |
Skikda, Algeria: At least 27 people were killed, 72 injured and 7 reported missing after an explosion and fire destroyed a natural gas refinery. More information |
Monday
Jan 19 |
Maldives, Thilafushi Island: 1 worker died and another was injured in an explosion while welding on an empty petrol tank. More information |
Saturday
Jan 10 |
Sofia, Bulgaria: Coke gas killed 3 people killed (1 firefighter) and overcame 18 other in an incident at a steel works. There was no fire or explosion. More information |
Monday
Jan 05 |
International Waters, near Australia: 2 crewmen on a bulk carrier died from toxic fumes in a confined space. More information |
Monday
Dec 15 |
Beirut, LebanonAt least 14 workers were killed and two others injured in a fire that gutted a plastic factory. The workers were sleeping on the first floor of the four-story building when the fire broke out. The cause of the fire is not yet known. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 10 |
Antop Hill, India One person died and at least 33 more were hospitalized after gas released from a chemical reaction engulfed a residential building. More information |
Sunday
Dec 07 |
Mumbai, India Two workers died after poisonous gas leaked from a chemical plant. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 25 |
Kukatpally,India An explosion at a detonator factory killed at leasteight people and seriously injured three others. Officials suspect a shortcircuit caused the blast. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 25 |
Surat,India Three workers were killed by a toxic gas while cleaninga reactor in a drug manufacturing company. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 25 |
Kukatpally,India At least eight people were killed and three seriouslyinjured in an explosion at a detonator factory. More information |
Sunday
Nov 23 |
Surat,India Two workers were killed and four other sustainedserious burns in an explosion at an ethanol plant. A spokesman said theexplosion was due to a leak in the ethanol pipeline. More information |
Saturday
Nov 22 |
Ahmedabad,India Two persons were killed in a fire that broke outinside a chemical factory. More information |
Friday
Nov 21 |
SkullValley, AZ A man was killed in a fuel tank explosion. More information |
Monday
Nov 17 |
Kitwe,Zambia One person died and several others were injuredafter an acid tank at a leach plant exploded. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 12 |
CangzhouCity, China Three workers died and three others were injuredin a explosion in an evaporator at an oil refinery. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 11 |
Edinburg,TX Two men died and another was seriously injured afterbeing overcome by hydrogen sulfide and methane fumes. More information |
Friday
Nov 07 |
Decatur,IL One worker was seriously injured after an influx ofoxygen sparked an explosion in one of the plants grain dryers. Theworker suffered second- and third-degree burns over 40 percent of hisbody. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 27 |
Taejon, Korea:One worker was killed in an explosion in cooling equipment at a nuclearresearch facility. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 27 |
Taejon, Korea:One worker was killed in an explosion in cooling equipment at a nuclearresearch facility. More information |
Saturday
Aug 23 |
Brampton, Ontario:1 worker died when 5 racks of a frozen food warehouse collapsed. Tonsof melting food made rescue difficult. More information |
Saturday
Aug 23 |
Brampton, Ontario:1 worker died when 5 racks of a frozen food warehouse collapsed. Tonsof melting food made rescue difficult. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 19 |
Andover, OH:A worker at an auto supplies plant opened fire, killing one and woundingseveral. The gunman was also killed. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 19 |
Tadocho, Japan:Two firefighters were killed in an explosion that blew a 10 ton metalroof off a refuse silo at a power plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 19 |
Andover, OH:A worker at an auto supplies plant opened fire, killing one and wounding several. The gunman was also killed. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 19 |
Tadocho, Japan:Two firefighters were killed in an explosion that blew a 10 ton metalroof off a refuse silo at a power plant. More information |
Monday
Aug 18 |
Ocala, FL:An explosion in a wood dryer at a wood fiber plant killed 1 worker andseverely injured another. More information |
Monday
Aug 18 |
Las Tejeria,Venezuela: A worker at a company that manufactures animal feedwas overcome by fumes and collapsed near a trench filled with ammoniaand other industrial waste. Eight co worker rushed to his aid. All ninedied. More information |
Monday
Aug 18 |
Ocala, FL:An explosion in a wood dryer at a wood fiber plant killed 1 worker andseverely injured another. More information |
Monday
Aug 18 |
Las Tejeria,Venezuela: A worker at a company that manufactures animal feedwas overcome by fumes and collapsed near a trench filled with ammoniaand other industrial waste. Eight co worker rushed to his aid. All ninedied. More information |
Thursday
Aug 14 |
Sarnia, Ontario:A vacuum crude unit fire at an oil refinery resulted in 1 death. The refinerywas shut down by a massive power outage that also affected the northeastU.S. More information |
Thursday
Aug 14 |
Puertollano,Spain: 5 workers died in an explosion at a petrochemical plant.At least 7 storage tanks were involved in the resulting blaze. More information |
Thursday
Aug 14 |
Saginaw, TX:An explosion atop a tower at a natural gas collection facility resultedin one fatality. More information |
Thursday
Aug 14 |
Sarnia, Ontario:A vacuum crude unit fire at an oil refinery resulted in 1 death. The refinerywas shut down by a massive power outage that also affected the northeastU.S. More information |
Thursday
Aug 14 |
Puertollano,Spain: 5 workers died in an explosion at a petrochemical plant.At least 7 storage tanks were involved in the resulting blaze. More information |
Thursday
Aug 14 |
Saginaw, TX:An explosion atop a tower at a natural gas collection facility resultedin one fatality. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 12 |
Columbus, OH:1 worker was killed and 2 others were critically burned in a grain elevatorexplosion. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 12 |
Columbus, OH:1 worker was killed and 2 others were critically burned in a grain elevatorexplosion. More information |
Thursday
Jul 31 |
Bhadravathi, India: 7 died and 9 injured when a malfunction in a furnace caused an explosion in a steel plant oxygen converter. The dead included 2 members of senior management. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 30 |
Wuxi City, China: A lightning strike is being blamed for a factory explosion that killed 4 and injured 4 others. Equipment was being cleaned with gasoline at the time of the blast. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 29 |
Xinji City, China: 29 workers died and more than 100 were injured in an explosion at a fireworks factory. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 22 |
Ussurisk, Russia: 1 worker died and 2 others were seriously injured when an ammonia tank at a meat processing plant overheated and exploded. A toxic cloud from the blast spread through the facility. More information |
Monday
Jul 21 |
Ponca City, OK: 1 of 3 workers injured in an explosion and fire in a oil refinerys gasoline processing unit later died. More information |
Saturday
Jul 19 |
The Geysers, CA: 1 worker died when a metal tank at an oil well site ruptured and exploded, hitting him with flying pieces. More information |
Friday
Jul 18 |
Muncie IN: A worker died after falling into a vat of sodium cyanide at a metal plating plant. The worker was attempting to place zinc balls into tubes in the vat when he lost his balance. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 16 |
Valencia, Venezuela: 2 oil refinery workers died from asphyxiation and 2 others were injured. A valve on an alkylation plant ruptured, releasing highly toxic gas. More information |
Monday
Jul 14 |
Ciudad, Guayana: An explosion at an iron plant left 1 dead and 7 injured. More information |
Thursday
Jul 10 |
Mosul, Iraq: A two-week old fire at a sulfur plant was brought under control by U.S. Army engineers. 2 died from the toxic fumes. More information |
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