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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 Windscale fire resulted when uranium metal fuel ignited inside plutonium production piles; surrounding dairy farms were contaminated. [33] [34] The severity of the incident was covered up at the time by the UK government, as Prime Minister Harold Macmillan feared that it would harm British nuclear relations with America, and so original reports on the disaster and its health impacts were ...
The 850-foot WDIO-TV tower was toppled as winds gusted to 40 mph, buffeting the heavily ice-covered tower. The tower fell onto a nearby utility line which provided power to the remainder of Duluth's television and FM radio stations, and all but one AM radio station.
Time magazine has identified the accident as one of the world's "worst nuclear disasters" and the International Atomic Energy Agency called it "one of the world's worst radiological incidents". [90] [91] 1989: San Salvador, El Salvador; one fatality due to violation of safety rules at cobalt-60 irradiation facility. [92] 1990s
CKX-TV Craig Television Tower: Souris, Manitoba, Canada: Guyed mast: 1983: Wavre TV Mast: Wavre, Belgium: Guyed mast: 1983 Kurgan dormitory collapse Kurgan, USSR Dormitory 15 dead 1985: Val di Stava Dam collapse: Italy: Dam: 268 dead 1985: Apartment building collapse: Castellaneta, Italy: Apartment building: 21 dead, 9 injured [5] 1986: Hotel ...
In January and February 1969, in the Santa Barbara Channel, near the city of Santa Barbara, in Southern California. It was the largest oil spill in United States waters at the time, and now ranks third after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon and 1989 Exxon Valdez spills. It remains the largest oil spill to have occurred in the waters off California.
Engineering disasters often arise from shortcuts in the design process. Engineering is the science and technology used to meet the needs and demands of society. [1] These demands include buildings, aircraft, vessels, and computer software. In order to meet society’s demands, the creation of newer technology and infrastructure must be met ...
List of countries by natural disaster risk; List of all known deadly earthquakes since 1900; List of disasters in Canada; List of disasters in Indonesia; List of disasters in the Philippines; List of disasters in Thailand; List of natural disasters in the British Isles; List of natural disasters in Haiti; List of natural disasters in New Zealand