IChemE

The following incidents were documented and evaluated by Peter Marsh of the IChemE Safety & Loss Prevention Special Interest Group.

These are available in the Lessons Learned Database and the worst-case effects are indicated by the colour of the hazards as [FATALITIES] , [INJURIES] or [ENVIRONMENTAL] if there were no significant injuries.

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2020’s

27 Jun
2022

Aqaba Port

Shipping
13 Fatalities

04 Aug
2020

Beirut Port

Warehousing
218 Fatalities

2010’s

21 Jun 2019

Girard Point

Oil Refining
6 Injuries

01 Jun 2019

Santa Clara

Industrial Gases
2 Injuries

26 Apr 2018

Superior

Oil Refining
36 Injuries

31 Aug
2017

Crosby

Petrochemicals
21 Injuries

21 Aug 2017

Rotterdam

Oil Refining
No injuries

18 Feb
2015

Torrance

Oil Refining
4 Injuries

11 Feb
2015

Camarupim

Offshore Oil & Gas
9 Fatalities

15 Nov
2014

La Porte

Chemicals
4 Fatalities

03 Jun
2014

Moerdijk

Petrochemicals
2 Injuries

31 May 2014

Plymouth

LNG
5 Injuries

19 Nov 2013

Antwerp

Oil Refining
2 Fatalities

06 Jul
2013

Lac-Mégantic

Rail Transport
47 Fatalities

13 Jun
2013

Geismar

Petrochemicals
2 Fatalities

17 Apr
2013

West

Warehousing
15 Fatalities

06 Aug
2012

Richmond

Oil Refining
26 Injuries

11 Mar
2011

Fukushima Daiichi

Nuclear Power
13 Injuries

11 Mar
2011

Chiba

Oil Refining
6 Injuries

20 Apr
2010

Macondo
(Deepwater Horizon)

Offshore Oil & Gas
11 Fatalities

02 Apr
2010

Anacortes

Oil Refining
7 Fatalities

2000’s

23 Oct
2009

Bayamón

Tank Storage
3 Injuries

28 Apr
2008

Cork

Life Sciences
1 Fatality

07 Feb
2008

Port Wentworth

Food & Drink
14 Fatalities

10 Nov
2007

Dallman

Power Generation
Minor Temporary

16 Feb
2007

McKee

Oil Refining
4 Injuries

11 Jan 2006

Bethune Point

Water
2 Fatalities

11 Dec
2005

Buncefield

Tank Storage
43 Injuries

05 Nov
2005

Delaware City

Oil Refining
2 Fatalities

27 Jul
2005

Mumbai High North

Offshore Oil & Gas
22 Fatalities

23 Mar
2005

Texas City

Oil Refining
15 Fatalities

19 Jan
2004

Skikda

LNG
27 Fatalities

11 Apr
2003

Louisville

Food & Drink
1 Fatality

29 Jan
2003

Kinston

Life Sciences
6 Fatalities

08 Nov 2001

Port Talbot

Metal Processing
3 Fatalities

21 Sep
2001

Toulouse

Chemicals
31 Fatalities

16 Apr
2001

Humber

Oil Refining
5 Injuries

1990’s

17 Aug
1999

Izmit

Oil Refining
Major Temporary

08 Apr
1999

Gannon

Power Generation
3 Fatalities

23 Feb
1999

Avon

Oil Refining
4 Fatalities

25 Sep
1998

Longford

Gas Processing
2 Fatalities

27 Mar
1998

Hahnville

Petrochemicals
1 Fatality

21 Jan 1997

Avon

Oil Refining
1 Fatality

24 Jul
1994

Milford Haven

Oil Refining
26 Injuries

01 Feb
1994

Ellesmere Port

Petrochemicals
18 Injuries

05 Apr
1993

Milwaukee

Water Treatment
69 Fatalities

09 Nov 1992

La Mède

Oil Refining
6 Fatalities

21 Sep
1992

Castleford

Chemicals
5 Fatalities

04 Jan
1992

Grimsby

Life Sciences
Minor Temporary

03 Sep
1991

Hamlet

Food & Drink
21 Fatalities

1980’s

23 Oct
1989

Pasadena

Petrochemicals
23 Fatalities

24 Mar
1989

Valdez

Shipping
Major Permanent

06 Jul
1988

Camelford
(Lowermoor)

Water Treatment
1 Fatality

06 Jul
1988

Piper Alpha

Offshore Oil & Gas
167 Fatalities

22 Mar
1987

Grangemouth

Oil Refining
1 Fatality

26 Apr
1986

Chernobyl

Nuclear Power
> 30 Fatalities

03 Dec
1984

Bhopal

Chemicals
2153 Fatalities

19 Nov
1984

San Juan Ixhuatepec
(Mexico City)

LPG
542 Fatalities

23 Jul
1984

Romeoville

Oil Refining
17 Fatalities

23 May
1984

Abbeystead

Water Treatment
16 Fatalities

1970’s

28 Mar
1979

Three Mile Island

Nuclear Power
Minor Permanent

10 Jul
1976

Seveso

Chemicals
500 Injuries

01 Jun
1974

Flixborough

Petrochemicals
28 Fatalities

1960’s

04 Jan
1966

Feyzin

LPG
18 Fatalities

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