Tokaimura Criticality Accident
In 1999 three workers received high doses of radiation in a small Japanese plant preparing fuel for an experimental reactor.[…]
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Sampoong Department Store collapse, South Korea
On June 29, 1995, the Sampoong Department Store in Seoul, South Korea which had four basement floors and five floors[…]
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In July 17, 1981, in Kansas City, one of the most tragic engineering failures occurred and caused the death of[…]
Read moreThe Jilin Chemical Explosion
The Jilin chemical plant explosions were a series of explosions which occurred on November 13, 2005, in the No.101 Petrochemical[…]
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced the preliminary Top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for[…]
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