Worst Industrial Accidents in History The following table includes information about the worst industrial disasters in history. YearDayIncidentLocationFatalities 201304/24Rana Plaza, a building containing several factories, collapsesSavar, Bangladeshmore than 1,100 198412/0242 tons of lethal methyl isocyanate leak from the Union Carbide pesticide plantBhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India2,259 (immediately) An estimated 25,000 are believed to have died since from the exposure 194204/26A coal dust and gas explosion in a mineBenxihu Colliery, Benxi Liaoning, China1,549 198604/26Explosion during an unauthorized test at the Chernobyl nuclear power plantPrypiat, Ukraine50 due to radiation 3,940 due to radiation induced cancer and leukemia 194704/16Fire near 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate on S.S. Grandcamp causes explosionPort of Texas City, Texas, USA581 198411/19Explosions at a Liquid Petroleum Gas tank farmSan Juanico, Mexico500 190603/10Coal dust explosionCourrieres, France1,099 197607/10ICMESA, a chemical manufacturing plant, releases dioxins (TCDD)Seveso, Italy3,300 farm animals 80,000 animals are later slaughtered 198903/24Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker, spills 260,000 to 750,000 barrels of crude oil into the seaPrince William Sounds, Alaska, USA100,000 to 250,000 seabirds 200005/13Explosion at a fireworks storage depotEnschede, Netherlands23

Fatal Mining Accidents in the U.S. The following table includes information about the most fatal mining accidents in the United States. Only accidents with ten or more fatalities are listed. YearDayMineLocationTypeFatalities 201004/05Upper Big Branch Mine-South, Performance Coal CompanyRaleigh County, Montcoal, West VirginiaExplosion of Gas or Dust29 200601/02Sago Mine, Anker West Virginia Mining Company Inc.Upshur County, Buckhannon, West VirginiaExplosion12 200109/23No. 5 Mine, Jim Walter Resources, Inc.Tuscaloosa County, Brookwood, AlabamaExplosion13 198909/13William Station No. 9 Mine, Pyro Mining Co.Union Co., Wheatcroft, KentuckyExplosion10 198412/19Wilberg Mine, Emery Mining Corp.Emery Co., Orangeville, UtahFire27 198112/08No. 21 Mine, Grundy Mining Co.Marion Co., Whitwell, TennesseeExplosion13 198103/15Dutch Creek No. 1, Mid-Continent Resources, Inc.Pitkin Co., Redstone, ColoradoExplosion15 197603/9-11Scotia Mine, Blue Diamond Coal Co.Letcher Co., Oven Fork, KentuckyExplosion26 197012/30Nos. 15 and 16 Mines, Finley Coal Co.Leslie Co., Hyden, KentuckyExplosion38 196811/20Consol No. 9Farmington, West VirginiaExplosion78 195112/21Orient No. 2West Frankfort, IllinoisExplosion119 194703/25Centralia No. 5Centralia, IllinoisExplosion111 194003/16Willow Grove No. 10St. Clairsville, OhioExplosion72 194001/10Pond Creek No. 1Bartley, West VirginiaExplosion91 191310/22Stag Canon No. 2Dawson, New MexicoExplosion263 190911/13Cherry MineCherry, IllinoisFire259 190712/06Monongah Nos. 6 and 8Monongah, West VirginiaExplosion362 Source:Mine Safety and Health Administration,Historical Data on Mine Disasters in the United StatesWeb: www.msha.gov/.

Major Earthquakes around the World, 2012 The following table lists the date, location, and magnitude of major earthquakes around the world during 2012. DateLocationMagnitude1 Jan. 11Sumatra, Indonesia7.2 Feb. 2Vanuatu7.1 March 20Ometepec, Mexico7.4 March 25Talca, Chile7.1 April 11Aceh Province, Indonesia8.6 April 11Aceh Province, Indonesia8.2 April 12Baja California, Mexico7.0 May 21Northern Italy6.0 Source:various NOTE: A major earthquake is defined here as having a magnitude of 6.0 or more. 1. Unless otherwise indicated, magnitudes listed are moment magnitudes, the newest, most uniformly applicable magnitude scale.

Major Earthquakes around the World, 2011 The following table lists the date, location, and magnitude of major earthquakes around the world during 2011. DateLocationMagnitude1 Jan. 1Santiago del Estero, Argentina7.0 Jan. 13Loyalty Islands7.0 Jan. 18Pakistan7.2 March 9Honshu, Japan7.2 March 11Tohoku, Japan9.0 March 11Honshu, Japan7.9 March 11Honshu, Japan7.7 April 7Honshu, Japan7.1 June 23Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States7.2 July 6Kermadec Islands, New Zealand7.6 July 10Honshu, Japan7.0 Aug. 20Port Vila, Vanuatu7.1 Sept. 3Isangel, Vanuatu7.0 Sept. 15Ndoi Islands, Fiji7.3 Oct. 21Kermadec Islands, New Zealand7.4 Oct. 23Van, Turkey7.2 Dec. 14Lae, Papua New Guinea7.1 Source:various NOTE: A major earthquake is defined here as having a magnitude of 6.0 or more. 1. Unless otherwise indicated, magnitudes listed are moment magnitudes, the newest, most uniformly applicable magnitude scale.

Major Earthquakes around the World, 2010 The following table lists the date, location, and magnitude of major earthquakes around the world during 2010. DateLocationMagnitude1 Jan. 12Haiti7.0 Feb. 27Maule region, Chile8.8 March 15Biobío Region, Chile7.2 April 4Baja California, Mexico7.2 April 6Sumatra, Indonesia7.7 May 9Sumatra, Indonesia7.2 June 13Nicobar Islands, India7.5 July 24Mindanao, Philippines7.6 August 10Port Vila, Vanuatu7.5 Dec. 21Bonin Islands, Japan7.4 Dec. 25Coast of Vanuatu7.3 Source:various NOTE: A major earthquake is defined here as having a magnitude of 6.0 or more. 1. Unless otherwise indicated, magnitudes listed are moment magnitudes, the newest, most uniformly applicable magnitude scale.