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In the United Kingdom, the construction industry is responsible for 31% of fatalities at work and 10% of major workplace injuries. [10] In South Africa there are 150 fatalities and approximately 400 injuries each year related to construction sites. [11] In Brazil, the incidence rate for all occupational fatalities is 3.6 per 100,000. [12 ...
50.9 fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers. Fatality rate down 35% compared to 2017. Total fatal work injuries in 2022: 16. The most dangerous job in America in 2020, commercial ...
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.
Common causes of occupational fatalities include falls, machine-related incidents, motor vehicle accidents, exposure to harmful substances or environment, homicides, suicides, fires, and explosions. In 2021, 3.6 of every 100,000 full-time workers experienced a fatal workplace injury. [2] Oftentimes, occupational fatalities can be prevented.
The fire caused 22 fatalities and extensive material damage. December 11, 2005: Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal fire. A series of explosions at the Buncefield oil storage depot, described as the largest peacetime explosion in Europe, devastated the terminal and many surrounding properties. There were no fatalities.
July – Excavation work in Merrill, Wisconsin caused a gas leak and gas explosion that killed ten people. [81] October 5 – A ditching machine used in laying a water main hit an 8-inch natural gas pipeline in Sarasota, Florida. Nine people were injured in the ensuing explosion and fire. [82]
List of pipeline accidents in the United States (1900–1949) List of pipeline accidents in the United States (1950–1969) 1970-1999.
July 15 – A 30-inch welded gas pipeline rolled into the trench and killed 20-year-old Art Greminger who had only been working since July 12. He was employed by a contractor out of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, laying the pipeline for Mississippi River Fuel Transmission Co., in more recent years called Center Point Energy.