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2. List of industrial disasters - Wikipedia

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   It is considered the worst industrial disaster in history, killing 3,700 to 16,000 persons. This article lists notable industrial disasters, which are disasters caused by industrial companies, either by accident, negligence or incompetence. They are a form of industrial accident where great damage, injury or loss of life are caused.

3. Seveso disaster - Wikipedia

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   A Carabinieri in a biohazard suit installs signs warning of the presence of toxic chemicals. The Seveso disaster was an industrial accident that occurred around 12:37 pm on 10 July 1976, in a small chemical manufacturing plant approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Milan in the Lombardy region of Italy.

4. Bhopal disaster - Wikipedia

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   The Bhopal disaster or Bhopal gas tragedy was a chemical accident on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. In what is considered the world's worst industrial disaster, [3] over 500,000 people in the small towns around the plant were exposed to the highly ...

5. 2006 Falk Corporation explosion - Wikipedia

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   47. The Falk Corporation explosion refers to a large and fatal propane gas explosion at a Falk Corporation building in the industrial Menomonee River Valley neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin on December 6, 2006. Three people were killed and forty-seven others injured. Cars were reportedly flipped through the air and debris scattered over ...

6. Accident analysis - Wikipedia

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   Accident analysis is a process carried out in order to determine the cause or causes of an accident (that can result in single or multiple outcomes) so as to prevent further accidents of a similar kind. It is part of accident investigation or incident investigation . These analyses may be performed by a range of experts, including forensic ...

7. Accident triangle - Wikipedia

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   The accident triangle, also known as Heinrich's triangle or Bird's triangle, is a theory of industrial accident prevention. It shows a relationship between serious accidents, minor accidents and near misses. This idea proposes that if the number of minor accidents is reduced then there will be a corresponding fall in the number of serious ...

8. Texas City disaster - Wikipedia

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   Texas City disaster. The 1947 Texas City disaster was an industrial accident that occurred on April 16, 1947, in the port of Texas City, Texas, United States, located in Galveston Bay. It was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history and one of history's largest non-nuclear explosions. The explosion was triggered by a mid-morning fire ...

9. List of civilian radiation accidents - Wikipedia

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   2 July 1956 – Sylvania Electric Products explosion in Queens, New York City. Explosions of thorium slugs resulted in the death by toxic heavy metal poisoning of one plant employee. [7] June, 1958 – Y-12 National Security Complex criticality incident – Eight workers injured in the incident.