List of Accidents and Disasters By Death Toll - Industrial Disasters

Industrial Disasters

1. 3,787 – Bhopal disaster (India, 1984)
2. 1,549 – Benxihu Colliery explosion, China, 1942
3. 1,099 – Courrières mine disaster, Courrières, France, 10 March 1906
4. 687 – Mitsubishi Hōjō, Kyūshū, Japan, 15 December 1914
5. 682 – Laobaidong colliery coal dust explosion Datong, China, 9 May 1960
6. 568+ – Texas City Disaster (Texas City, Texas, April 16 & 17, 1947)
7. 512 – Sumitomo Besshi bronze mine area, landslide with debris flow disaster, Niihama, Shikoku, Japan, 1899
8. 500+ – San Juanico Disaster (Mexico City, November 19, 1984)
9. 458 – Mitsui Miike Coal Mine disaster Mitsui Miike, Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japan, 9 November 1963
10. 439 – Senghenydd Colliery Disaster, Senghenydd, Wales, 1913
11. 437 – Coalbrook, South Africa, 1960
12. 426 - Wankie coal mine disaster Wankie, Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, 1972
13. 422 – New Yubari, Yūbari, Hokkaidō, Japan, 28 November 1914
14. 405 – Bergkamen, West Germany, 1946
15. 388 – Oaks Colliery, Barnsley, England, 1866
16. 376 – Onoura, Kirino, Kyūshū, Japan, 21 December 1917
17. 375 – Bihar, India, 1965
18. 372 – Chasnala mining disaster, Sudamdih Colliery Dhanbad, India, 1975
19. 365 – Hokoku, Itoda, Kyūshū, Japan, 20 July 1907
20. 362 – Monongah Mining disaster, Monongah, West Virginia, U.S., 1907
21. 344 – Pretoria Pit Disaster, Westhoughton, England, 1910
22. 319 – Marie iron mine fire, Příbram, Czech Republic, May 31, 1892
23. 300+ - 2012 Pakistan garment factory fires, Karachi and Lahore, Pakistan, September 11, 2012 / Nambija mine disaster, landslide destroying several mines and buildings, Ecuador, May 9, 1993
24. 298 – Saarland, West Germany, 1962
25. 267 – 2008 Shanxi mudslide caused by collapse of a mine landfill in Xiangfen, Linfen, Shanxi, China, September 8, 2008
26. 266 – Gresford Disaster Gresford, Wales, 1934
27. 263 – Dawson, New Mexico, U.S., 1913 / Incirharmani, Kozlu, Zonguldak, Turkey, March 3, 1992
28. 262 – Marcinelle, Belgium, 1956
29. 259 – 1909 Cherry Mine disaster, Cherry, Illinois, U.S., 1909
30. 254 – Kogushi sulfur mine collapse, western Gunma, Japan, 1937
31. 243 – Onoura, Kirino, Kyūshū, Japan, 5 August 1909
32. 239 – Darr Mine Disaster, Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania, U.S., 1907
33. 236 – Chikuho Yamano, Kyūshū, Japan, 1 June 1965
34. 235 – Larisch's mines (Jan and Františka), Karviná, Czech Republic, June 14, 1894
35. 234 – PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion, Guoqiao, Kai County, Chongqing, China, 2003
36. 220 – El Cobre tailing dam and copper mine failure by earthquake in Chile on March 28, 1965.
37. 216 – Fraterville, Tennessee, U.S., 19 May 1902
38. 214 – Sunjiawan, Fuxin, Liaoning, China, 15 February 2005
39. 210 – Hokoku, Itoda, Kyūshū, Japan, 15 June 1899
40. 202 – Bolevec ammunition factory explosion, Plzeň, Czech Republic, May 25, 1917.
41. 200+ – Vila Socó oil spill fire (Cubatão, São Paulo, Brazil, February 25, 1984) / Scofield Mine disaster, Scofield, Utah, U.S., 1900 / Mina Rosita Vieja disaster, San Juan de Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico, 27 February 1908
42. 189 – Hillcrest mine disaster, Hillcrest, Alberta, Canada, 1914
43. 183 – Chosei, Ube, Japan, 3 February 1942
44. 181 – mine disaster with flooding, Huayuan, Xintai, Shandong, China, August 17, 2007
45. 180 – Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1990
46. 177 – General Mining Union Kinross gold mine fire, Transvaal, South Africa, on September 16, 1986. / Mitsubishi Bibai, Bibai, Hokkaidō, Japan, 1941
47. 169 – Hanna Mine Disaster, Hanna, Wyoming, U.S., 1903
48. 168 - Speculator Mine disaster, (Butte, Montana, 8 June 1917)
49. 167 – Piper Alpha oil rig disaster (North Sea, July 6, 1988)
50. 166 – Chenjiashan, Tongchuan, Shaanxi, China, 28 November 2004
51. 159 – Muchonggou, Shuicheng, Guizhou, China, 26 September 2000
52. 155 – Minnie Pit, Podmore Hall, Halmer End, Staffordshire, UK, 12 January 1918
53. 153 – Mina de Barroteran, Coahuila, Mexico, March 31, 1969
54. 151 – Hausdorf, Germany, currently Jugów, Poland, July 9, 1930
55. 150 – Nanaimo mine explosion, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, 1887
56. 148 – Daping, Tongchuan, Henan, China, 20 October 2004
57. 147 – Sanjiaohe, Hongdong, Shanxi, China, April 21, 1991
58. 146 – Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, (New York City, 1911)
59. 144 – Aberfan landslide disaster (Wales, 1966)
60. 142 – Nelson, Osek, Czech Republic, January 3, 1934
61. 134 – Uchigo, Iwaki, Japan, March 27, 1927 / Dongfeng, Qitaihe, Heilongjiang, China, 27 November 2005
62. 125 – Buffalo Creek Flood / Pittston Coal Company dam failure, (West Virginia, United States, 1972) / Springhill mining disaster, Canada, 21 February 1891 / Amaga, Angelopolis, Antioquia, Colombia, July 15, 1977
63. 124 – Chengzihe, Jixi, Heilongjiang, China, 20 June 2002
64. 123 – Alexander Kielland wreck, oil platform destroyed by high wind, Ekofisk oil field, Norway, 1980 / Daxing, Xingning, Guangdong, China, 6 August 2005
65. 121 - Victor American Hastings Mine Disaster, near Ludlow, Colorado, April 27, 1917
66. 119 – Orient #2 Mine, West Frankfort, Illinois, U.S., December 25, 1951
67. 111 – 1947 Centralia mine disaster, Centralia, Illinois, U.S., March 25, 1947
68. 110 - Avondale Mine Disaster, Plymouth, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 6, 1869
69. 109 – Everettville, West Virginia, U.S., April 30, 1927
70. 108 – Ulyanovskaya, Novokuznetsk, Kuzbass Region, Siberia, Russia, March 19, 2007 / Dukla, Dolná Súča, Slovakia, July 7, 1961 / Jan, Karviná, Czech Republic, March 5, 1885
71. 105 – Vaal Reef gold mine elevator failure, Orkney, Klerksdorp, South Africa, May 11, 1995 / Ruizhiyuan, Linfen, Shanxi, China, 5 December 2007
72. 104 – William pit disaster, Whitehaven, Cumberland, United Kingdom, 15 August 1947
73. 101 – (methane explosion) Zasyadko, Donetsk, Ukraine, 18 November 2007
74. 100 – Armutçuk, Ereğli, Zonguldak, Turkey, March 8, 1983
75. 94 – Haishan, Taipei, Taiwan, December 5, 1984
76. 93 – Hokutan Yubari, Yubari, Hokkaidō, Japan, 16 October 1981
77. 92 – Nová Jáma, Orlová, Czech Republic, May 20, 1919 / Rudnici, Aleksinac, Nisava District, Serbia, November 18, 1989 / Gangzi, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China, July 22, 2001 / Baltimore Colliery explosion, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 5, 1919
78. 91 – Dongcun, Datong, Shanxi, China, 27 November 1996 / Bartley, West Virginia, U.S., January 10, 1940 / Hard rock mine fire (Sunshine mine, Kellogg, Idaho, 2 May 1972)
79. 89 – Xingsheng, Pingdingshan, Henan, China, March 11, 1997
80. 86 – Luling coal mine, Hefei, Anhui, China, 13 May 2003
81. 84 – Ocean Ranger oil platform sinking, Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Canada, 15 February 1982 / Cross Mountain Mine disaster, Briceville, Tennessee, U.S., December 9, 1911
82. 83 – Mitsui Miike coal mine, Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japan, 18 January 1984 / Shenlong, Fukang, Xinjiang Uygur, China, 13 July 2005
83. 82 – Barakova, Krasnodon, Ukraine, 11 March 2000 / Millfield Mine disaster, Dover Township, Athens County, Ohio, U.S., November 5, 1930
84. 79 - Mexicana Flight 704, (near Monterrey, 1969)
85. 78 - Farmington Mine disaster, Farmington, West Virginia, U.S., November 20, 1968
86. 74 – Springhill mining disaster, Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada, 23 October 1958 / Smith Mine disaster, Bearcreek, Montana, U.S., February 27, 1943
87. 73 – San Fernando, Amaga, Antioquia, Colombia, 17 June 2010
88. 72 - Willow Grove #10 explosion, Neffs, Ohio, U.S., March 16, 1940 / Price-Pancoast Colliery fire, Throop, Pennsylvania, April 7, 1911
89. 71 – Ueda Kamikiyo, Kawara, Kyūshū, Japan, 9 March 1961 / Trimdon Grange, County Durham, England, 16 February 1882
90. 68 – Kukje Rubber Manufacturing plant No.2 fire at Busan, South Korea, March 2, 1960 / Zyryanouskaya, Novokuznetsk, Kuzbass Siberia, Russia, December 2, 1997
91. 66 – Mossfield, Longton, Staffordshire, U.K., October 16, 1889
92. 65 – KTS Composite Textile factory fire, at Chittagong, Bangladesh on 24 February 2006. / Brunner Mine disaster, West Coast, New Zealand, 26 March 1896 / Pluto, Záluží, Czech Republic, September 4, 1981 Hlobane, Vryheid, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa, September 3, 1983
93. 64 – Sverdlovsk anthrax leak (Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, April 2, 1979)
94. 63 – St. Helena gold mine explosion by methane gas, Welkom, Free State, South Africa on August 31, 1987 / Skochynsky, Donetsk, Ukraine, 4 April 1998 / Sonman Mine explosion, Portage, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 15, 1940
95. 62 – Hlubina, Ostrava, Czech Republic, July 29, 1867
96. 61 – Trojice, Ostrava, Czech Republic, January 3, 1891
97. 60 – Shahe iron mine caught fire, Hebei, China, November 22, 2004 / Beilongfeng, Fushun, Liaoning, China, May 28, 1997
98. 59 – Xishui mine, Shanxi province, China, 20 March 2005 / # 59 – Bettina, Orlová, Czech Republic, March 26, 1885
99. 58 - Twin Shaft Disaster, Pittston, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 28, 1896
100. 56 – Bright Sparkler fireworks factory explosion at Sungai Buloh, Malaysia, 1991
101. 55 – Four-story Rosamor Furniture ameublements plant fire, Lissasfa, Casablanca, Morocco on April 25, 2008
102. 54 – Hlubina, Ostrava, Czech Republic, May 22, 1960 / Františka, Záluží, Czech Republic, 1860 / 1932 Moweaqua Coal Mine disaster, Moweaqua, Illinois, December 24, 1932
103. 53 – Secunda, Mpumalanga, East Transvaal, South Africa, May 13, 1993
104. 52 – Zasyadka, Donetsk, Ukraine, 19 August 2001
105. 47 – Auchinloch, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, 18 September 1959
106. 45 – Surran range, Quetta, Pakistan, 21 March 2011 / Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, 28 June 1960
107. 43 – Staříč, Czech Republic, December 30, 1976 / Muchonggou, Shuicheng, Guizhou, China, 24 February 2003
108. 40 – Lapua ammunition factory explosion (Finland, 1976)
109. 39 – Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1 November 1956
110. 38 - Hurricane Creek mine disaster, Hyden, Kentucky, U.S., December 30, 1970
111. 36 – Michálka, Ostrava, Czech Republic, October 4, 1950 / Donbass, Donetsk, Ukraine, 19 July 2004 / Lancashire Mine, Shanktown, Pennsylvania, U.S., January 26, 1924
112. 35 – West Gate Bridge collapse (during construction), Melbourne, Australia. October 15, 1970.
113. 34 - Naomi Mine explosion, Fayette City, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 1, 1907 / Dukla, Šardice, Czech Republic, June 9, 1970
114. 33 – Anna, Souš, Czech Republic, 1890
115. 31 – Industria Mirafe Toy Factory blast, Ibi, Alicante, Spain on August 16, 1968 / ČSA, Karviná, Czech Republic, March 22, 1977
116. 30 – Osceola Mine fire, copper mine fire in Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan, on September 7, 1895 / Holditch Colliery, Chesterton, Staffordshire, UK, 2 July 1937 / Barbora, Karviná, Czech Republic, October 18, 1990 / Abaiskaya, Abai, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan, January 11, 2008
117. 29 – AZF factory explosion (chemical), Toulouse, France, September 21, 2001 / Pike River Mine disaster, Greymouth, New Zealand, November 19, 2010 / Upper Big Branch mine explosion, Montcoal, West Virginia, 5 April 2010 / Nordegg, Alberta, Canada, 31 October 1941
118. 28 – Flixborough disaster, (England, June 1, 1974)
119. 26 – Paskov, Paskov, Czech Republic, April 4, 1970 / Westray Mine, Nova Scotia, Canada, May 9, 1992
120. 25 – Doubrava, Czech Republic, May 7, 1985 / Chatterley Whitfield, Staffordshire, February 7, 1881
121. 24 – Nanshan Colliery disaster, Shanxi Province, China, 13 November 2006 / Doubrava, Czech Republic, February 12, 1949
122. 23 – Phillips Disaster (Pasadena, Texas, USA, October 23, 1989) / Methane explosion in Halemba coal mine, Ruda Śląska, Poland, 21 November 2006
123. 22 – Hindustan Petroleum Refinery fire – 14-September–1997, Vishakapatnam, Andhra pradesh, India,
124. 21 – Boston Molasses Disaster (Boston, 1919) / Kings Bay, Svalbard, Norway, November 5, 1962no:Kings Bay-saken
125. 20 – 2009 Handlová mine blast, Handlová, Slovakia, August 10, 2009
126. 19 – (with 20 injured) methane explosion in Halemba coal mine, Ruda Śląska Poland 10 January 1990
127. 17 – Ganglu Iron and Steel Co Ltd., gas leak (Hebei, China, December 24, 2008) / Mine No. 9, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky, U.S., June 8, 1925
128. 16 – Ningxia, China, 16 October 2008
129. 15 – BP Americas Texas City isomerization unit explosion (Texas City, Texas, USA, March 23, 2005)
130. 11 – Robin Hood Flour Company grain storage elevator explosion (Davenport, Iowa, USA, 1975) / BP Deepwater Horizon explosion (Gulf of Mexico, April 20, 2010)
131. 7 - Tesoro Refinery (April 2, 2010)
132. 5 – Xcel Energy Cabin Creek Hydroelectric Plant Fire (Georgetown, Colorado October 2, 2007)