Table 4.
Period D, 1971–1980.
| Date | Country/Location | Inj. | Fatal. | Evac. | Cause | Cost | Type | Source |
| 29/11/1980 | Spain Ortuella | 51 | Propane Heater | D | [60] | |||
| 21/10/1980 | USA New Castle | 5 | Petrochem Plant | 162 | D | [60] | ||
| 18/08/1980 | Iran Gach Saran | 50 | 80 | Warehs Nitroglyc | I | [60] | ||
| 16/08/1980 | Ireland Bantry Bay | 50 | Oil Tanker Explsn | 63 | D | [60] | ||
| 27/03/1980 | UK Sector Ekofisk Field | 123 | Oil Rig Collapse | 123 | D | [61] | ||
| --/01/1980 | USA Alaska | 51 | Oil Pump Station | D | [60] | |||
| 03/06/1979 | Thailand Phang Nga | 20 | 50 | Oil? | I | [60] | ||
| 16/08/1980 | Japan Shizuoka | 220 | 15 | Gas Pipeline | D | [60] | ||
| 14/07/1978 | Taiwan Kaoshiung | 50 | 33 | Plastics Prd. | D | [60] | ||
| 30/05/1978 | USA Texas City | 10 | 7 | Oil Refinery | 176 | D | [60] | |
| 11/02/1978 | Mexico PobladoTres | 30 | 40 | Gas Pipeline | I | [60] | ||
| 12/06/1978 | Japan Sendai | 350 | 21 | Oil Storg. | D | [60] | ||
| 10/12/1977 | USA Westwego | 10 | 35 | Grain Storg. | D | [60] | ||
| 10/12/1977 | Colombia Pasacabolo | 20 | 30 | Fertiliser Plant | I | [60] | ||
| 03/04/1977 | Qatar Umm Said | 60 | 7 | Propane Storg Plt | 262 | I | [60] | |
| 09/03/1976 | USA Oven Fork Kentucky | 26 | Coal Mine/Gas | 9 | D | [61] | ||
| --/12/1976 | Colombia Carthagene | 30 | 30 | Fertiliser Plant | I | [60] | ||
| 07/11/1975 | Netherlands Beek | 110 | 14 | Naphta Cracker | 89 | D | [60] | |
| 17/08/1975 | USA Philadelphia | 20 | 8 | Oil Refinery | 49 | D | [60] | |
| 08/08/1975 | China Henan Province Dam | 171,000 | Dam Collapse | 9310 | I | [61] | ||
| 10/02/1975 | Belgium Antwerp | 10 | 6 | Plastics Prd. | 134 | D | [60] | |
| 03/11/1974 | Japan Tokyo Bay | 33 | LPG/Naphta Tanker | D | [60] | |||
| 19/06/1974 | USA Decatur Illinois | 360 | 7 | Butane Tank Cars | 72 | D | [60] | |
| 01/06/1974 | UK Flixborough | 80 | 28 | Chemical Plant | 266 | D | [60] | |
| 30/10/1978 | Romania Pitesti | 100 | Petrochem Refinery | I | [60] | |||
| 21/09/1972 | Brazil Duque de Caxias | 50 | 37 | Refinery/LPG Plant | I | [60] | ||
| 30/03/1972 | Brazil Rio de Janeiro | 40 | Rfnry LPG Storg. | I | [60] | |||
| 26/02/1972 | USA Staten Island | 40 | LNG Storage | 43 | D | [60,61] | ||
| 26/02/1972 | USA Buffalo Creek | 1100 | 125 | 4000 | Coal Slurry Flood | 81 | D | [60] |
| --/--/1972 | Japan Yokkaidi | 980 | 76 | Chemical Plant | D | [60] | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |||
| Decade C | 1981–1990 | Nr | Inj. (2) | Fat. (1) | Evacuated | Ratio (2):(1) | Cost | |
| (a) | Total | 30 | 3560 | 172,168 | 4000 | 0.02 | 10,839 | |
| (b) | Avg. per accident | 118.7 | 5738.9 | 361 | ||||
| (c) | Developed Countries | 20 | 3300 | 754 | 4000 | 6.9 | 1267 | |
| (d) | Avg. per accident | 165.0 | 37.7 | 63 | ||||
| (e) | IndustrlsgCountrs | 10 | 260 | 171,414 | 0.00016 | 9572 | ||
| (f) | Avg. per accident | 26.0 | 17,141.4 | 957 | ||||