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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 Health and Safety Executive issued a joint statement with the Wales Office on 17 September saying that it was too early to determine a possible cause, and that Health and Safety officials were on site at Gleision Colliery and working alongside the police. A spokesman said that the HSE would release its findings in due course.
Approximately 100 people worked in the four-storey building. [1] At midday BST (11:00 UTC), an explosion occurred and the building collapsed instantly. [2]The first service to attend were a Patient Transport Ambulance crew who took the decision to divert straight to the scene because they were so close at the time of the explosion.
The accident was investigated by the National Agency for the Safety of Flight (ANSV). The ANSV's final report was published on 20 January 2004 and concluded that the "immediate cause" of the accident was the incursion of the Cessna aircraft onto the active runway.
These accidents highlighted the dangers of software control of safety-critical systems. The Therac-25 has become a standard case study in health informatics, software engineering, and computer ethics. It highlights the dangers of engineer overconfidence [2]: 428 after the engineers dismissed end-user reports, leading to severe consequences.
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The 2006 Dreamspace V incident was an accidental liftoff of the art piece Dreamspace V by Maurice Agis in Riverside Park, County Durham, England in 2006 that resulted in the deaths of two people and multiple injuries. On 23 July 2006, unexpected wind gusts loosened the inflatable structure from its moorings, causing the art piece to lift into ...
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