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This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
The accident was anticipated by numerous warnings and signs of dangers disregarded by the electrical company and government. March 4, 1965: The Natchitoches explosion: A 32-inch gas transmission pipeline, north of Natchitoches, Louisiana , belonging to the Tennessee Gas Pipeline exploded and burned from stress corrosion cracking on March 4 ...
And the figure increases by 70,000 miners every year in China. [11] Historically, coal mining has been a very dangerous activity and the list of historical coal mining disasters is a long one. In the US alone, more than 100,000 coal miners were killed in accidents over the past century, [1] with more than 3,200 dying in 1907 alone. [2]
OSHA is now working on a second investigation into Caterpillar this summer after a subcontractor was killed Aug. 7.
Year Article Type Location Damage Comments 400 1857 SS Central America: Accident – shipwreck Off the coast of Georgia: Fatalities estimated 400 1860 PS Lady Elgin: Accident – shipwreck Chicago, Illinois: 400 1888 Great Blizzard of 1888: Blizzard Northeastern United States: Fatalities estimated 400+ 1898 Portland Gale: Storm New England: 385 ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Industrial accidents and incidents. ... Mining disasters by year (125 C, 1 P) 0–9. 1812 industrial disasters (1 C)
Year Structure Location Type Casualties 1625: Tower of St. Olaf's Church: Tallinn, Sweden (now Estonia) Church: 1647: Tower of St. Mary's Church: Stralsund, Duchy of Pomerania (now Germany) Church: 1661: Tower of St. Reinold's Church: Dortmund, Hanseatic League (now Germany) Church: 1666: St. Peter's Church: Riga, Sweden (now Latvia) Church: 8 ...
In reaction to this accident, Tesla sent an over-the-air firmware update that allows limiting the top speed to between 50 and 90 mph dedicated to the deceased driver. [109] On May 10, 2018, a Tesla S caught fire after hitting the guard-rail on the Swiss A2 highway on Monte Ceneri, between Lugano and Bellinzona, killing the 48-year-old German ...