Table 1.
Date | Country/Location | Inj. | Fatal. | Evac. | Context | Cost | Type | Source |
16/08/2010 | China Harbin City | 150 | 20 | 2000 | Explsvs Plant | I | [60] | |
20/04/2010 | USA Gulf of Mexico | 11 | 100 | Oil Drilling | 10,845 | D | [60] | |
29/10/2009 | India Jaipur | 150 | 12 | 500,000 | Oil Depot | I | [60] | |
26/08/2008 | China Guangxi Zhuang | 60 | 20 | 11,500 | Adhesive Plnt | I | [60] | |
25/03/2008 | Iran Arak | 40 | 30 | Detergent Plnt | I | [60] | ||
07/01/2008 | South Korea Icheon | 10 | 40 | Chem.Warehs | D | [60] | ||
26/12/2006 | Nigeria Lagos City | 466 | Oil Pipeline | 81 | I | [61] | ||
12/05/2006 | Nigeria Lagos City | 20 | 260 | Oil Pipeline | 25 | I | [60,61] | |
19/02/2006 | Mexico San Juan de Sabinas | 65 | Coal Mine/Gas | 5 | I | [61] | ||
13/11/2005 | China Jilin | 60 | 5 | 10,000 | Petrochm Plnt | I | [60] | |
29/03/2005 | China Huai’an Jiangsu | 350 | 28 | Chlorine Spill | I | [55] | ||
23/03/2005 | U.S. Texas City | 170 | 15 | Oil Refinery | 149 | D | [60] | |
14/02/2005 | China Fuxin | 210 | Coal Mine/Gas | 13 | I | [61] | ||
30/07/2004 | Belgium Ghislenghien | 130 | 24 | Gas Pipeline | 15 | D | [60,61] | |
20/01/2004 | Algeria Skikda | 70 | 23 | LNG Plant | 1047 | I | [60] | |
23/12/2003 | China Kaixian Chongqing | 4000 | 243 | Gas Well | I | [55] | ||
21/09/2001 | France Toulouse | 3000 | 30 | Fertiliser Plnt | 1100 | D | [60] | |
15/03/2001 | Brazil Campos Basin | 10 | 200 | Oil Rig Expls | 755 | I | [60] | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |||
Period A | 2001–2010 | Nr | Inj. (2) | Fat. (1) | Evacuated | Ratio (2):(1) | Cost | |
(a) | Total | 18 | 8210 | 1512 | 523,600 | 5.4 | 14,035 | |
(b) | Avg. per accident | 456.1 | 84.0 | 780 | ||||
(c) | Developed Countries | 5 | 3310 | 120 | 100 | 27.5 | 12,109 | |
(d) | Avg. per accident | 662.0 | 24.0 | 2422 | ||||
(e) | Industrialsg. Countries | 13 | 4900 | 1392 | 523,500 | 3.5 | 1926 | |
(f) | Avg. per accident | 376.9 | 107.1 | 148 |