List of accidents and disasters by death toll
Industrial disasters

List of accidents and disasters by death toll

Section Title: Industrial disasters
Table Section Text: None

Deaths	Date	Incident

3,787–19,000+	2–3 December 1984	Bhopal disaster at Union Carbide (now Dow Chemicals) factory, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

1,549	26 April 1942	Benxihu Colliery explosion, China

1,134	24 April 2013	Collapse of the Rana Plaza, Savar Upazila, Dhaka District, Bangladesh

1,099	10 March 1906	Courrières mine disaster, Courrières, France

687	15 December 1914	Mitsubishi Hōjō, Kyūshū, Japan

682	9 May 1960	Laobaidong colliery coal dust explosion Datong, China

581	16 April 1947	Texas City Disaster, Texas City, Texas, U.S.

512	28 August 1899	Sumitomo Besshi bronze mine area, landslide with debris flow disaster, Niihama, Shikoku, Japan

500+	19 November 1984	San Juanico Disaster, Mexico City, Mexico

476–1,000	1931	Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster at Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, United States

458	9 November 1963	Mitsui Miike Coal Mine disaster Mitsui Miike, Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japan

439	14 October 1913	Senghenydd Colliery Disaster, Senghenydd, Wales

437	21 January 1960	Coalbrook mining disaster, Coalbrook, South Africa

426	6 June 1972	Wankie coal mine disaster Wankie, Rhodesia/Zimbabwe

422	28 November 1914	New Yubari, Yūbari, Hokkaidō, Japan

405	20 February 1946	Bergkamen mining disaster, West Germany

388	12 December 1866	Oaks Colliery, Barnsley, England

376	21 December 1917	Onoura, Kirino, Kyūshū, Japan

375	28 May 1965	Mine explosion caused by Methane gas near Dhanbad, Bihar, India

372	27 December 1975	Chasnala mining disaster, Sudamdih Colliery Dhanbad, India

365	20 July 1907	Hokoku, Itoda, Kyūshū, Japan

362	6 December 1907	Monongah Mining disaster, Monongah, West Virginia, U.S.

344	21 December 1910	Pretoria Pit Disaster, Westhoughton, England

319	31 May 1892	Marie ore mine fire, Příbram, Czech Republic

301	13 May 2014	Soma mine disaster, Manisa, Turkey

300+	11 September 2012	2012 Pakistan garment factory fires, Karachi and Lahore, Pakistan

300+	9 May 1993	Nambija mine disaster, landslide destroying several mines and buildings, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador

299	7 February 1962	Luisenthal Mining Disaster, Saarland, West Germany

277	8 September 2008	2008 Shanxi mudslide caused by collapse of a mine landfill in Xiangfen, Linfen, Shanxi, China

268	11 September 1878	Abercarn colliery disaster Abercarn, Wales

266	22 September 1934	Gresford Disaster Gresford, Wales

263	22 October 1913	Dawson, New Mexico, U.S. (first disaster)

263	3 March 1992	Incirharmani, Kozlu, Zonguldak, Turkey

262	8 August 1956	Marcinelle, Belgium

259	13 November 1909	1909 Cherry Mine disaster, Cherry, Illinois, U.S.

254	11 November 1937	Kogushi sulfur mine collapse, western Gunma, Japan

243	5 August 1909	Onoura, Kirino, Kyūshū, Japan

243	25 December 2003	PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion, Guoqiao, Kai County, Chongqing, China

239	19 December 1907	Darr Mine Disaster, Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania, U.S.

236	1 June 1965	Chikuho Yamano, Kyūshū, Japan

235	14 June 1894	Larisch's mines (Jan and Františka), Karviná, Czech Republic

220	28 March 1965	El Cobre tailing dam and copper mine failure by earthquake in Chile

216	19 May 1902	Fraterville, Tennessee, U.S.

214	15 February 2005	2005 Sunjiawan mine disaster, Sunjiawan, Fuxin, Liaoning, China

210	15 June 1899	Hokoku, Itoda, Kyūshū, Japan

204	16 January 1862	Hartley Colliery Disaster, New Hartley, Northumberland, England

202	25 May 1917	Bolevec ammunition factory explosion, Pilsen, Bohemia, now in Czech Republic

200+	25 February 1984	Vila Socó oil spill fire, Cubatão, São Paulo, Brazil

200+	1 May 1900	Scofield Mine disaster, Scofield, Utah, U.S.

200+	27 February 1908	Mina Rosita Vieja disaster, San Juan de Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico

189	19 June 1914	Hillcrest mine disaster, Hillcrest, Alberta, Canada

183	3 February 1942	Chosei, Ube, Japan

181	17 August 2007	Mine disaster with flooding, Huayuan, Xintai, Shandong, China

180	26 August 1990	Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

177	16 September 1986	Kinross gold mine fire, Transvaal, South Africa

177	March 1941	Mitsubishi Bibai, Bibai, Hokkaidō, Japan

169	3 June 1903	Hanna Mine Disaster, Hanna, Wyoming, U.S.

168	8 June 1917	Speculator Mine disaster, Butte, Montana, U.S.

167	6 July 1988	Piper Alpha oil rig disaster North Sea

166	28 November 2004	Chenjiashan, Tongchuan, Shaanxi, China

160+	19 December 1982	Tacoa powerplant fire [es], Vargas State, Venezuela

159	26 September 2000	Muchonggou, Shuicheng, Guizhou, China

155	12 January 1918	Minnie Pit, Podmore Hall, Halmer End, Staffordshire, UK

153	31 March 1969	Mina de Barroterán coal mine disaster, Coahuila, Mexico

151	9 July 1930	Hausdorf, Germany, currently Jugów, Poland

150	3 May 1887	Nanaimo mine explosion, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

148	20 October 2004	Daping, Tongchuan, Henan, China

147	21 April 1991	Sanjiaohe, Hongdong, Shanxi, China

146	25 March 1911	Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, New York City

146	2 August 2014	2014 Kunshan explosion, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China

144	21 October 1966	Aberfan landslide disaster, Wales

142	3 January 1934	Nelson, Osek, Czech Republic

134	27 March 1927	Uchigo, Iwaki, Japan

134	27 November 2005	Dongfeng, Qitaihe, Heilongjiang, China

125	26 February 1972	Buffalo Creek Flood / Pittston Coal Company dam failure, West Virginia, U.S.

125	21 February 1891	Springhill mining disaster, Canada

125	15 July 1977	Amaga, Angelopolis, Antioquia, Colombia

124	20 June 2002	Chengzihe, Jixi, Heilongjiang, China

123	8 February 1923	Dawson, New Mexico, U.S. (second disaster)

123	27 March 1980	Alexander Kielland wreck, oil platform destroyed by high wind, Ekofisk oil field, Norway

123	6 August 2005	Daxing, Xingning, Guangdong, China

121	27 April 1917	Victor American Hastings Mine Disaster, near Ludlow, Colorado, U.S.

119	25 December 1951	Orient No. 2 Mine, West Frankfort, Illinois, U.S.

111	25 March 1947	1947 Centralia mine disaster, Centralia, Illinois, U.S.

110	6 September 1869	Avondale Mine Disaster, Plymouth, Pennsylvania, U.S.

109	30 April 1927	Everettville, West Virginia, U.S.

108	19 March 2007	Ulyanovskaya, Novokuznetsk, Kuzbass Region, Siberia, Russia

108	7 July 1961	Dukla, Dolná Súča, Slovakia

108	5 March 1885	Jan, Karviná, Czech Republic

105	11 May 1995	Vaal Reef gold mine elevator failure, Orkney, Klerksdorp, South Africa

105	5 December 2007	Ruizhiyuan, Linfen, Shanxi, China

104	15 August 1947	William pit disaster, Whitehaven, Cumberland, United Kingdom

101	18 November 2007	Methane explosion Zasyadko, Donetsk, Ukraine

100	8 March 1983	Armutçuk, Ereğli, Zonguldak, Turkey

94	5 December 1984	Haishan, Taipei, Taiwan

93	16 October 1981	Hokutan Yubari, Yubari, Hokkaidō, Japan

92	20 May 1919	Nová Jáma, Orlová, Czech Republic

92	18 November 1989	Rudnici, Aleksinac, Nisava District, Serbia

92	22 July 2001	Gangzi, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

92	5 June 1919	Baltimore Colliery explosion, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.

91	27 November 1996	Dongcun, Datong, Shanxi, China

91	10 January 1940	Bartley, West Virginia, U.S.

91	2 May 1972	Hard rock mine fire Sunshine mine, Kellogg, Idaho, U.S.

89	11 March 1997	Xingsheng, Pingdingshan, Henan, China

86	13 May 2003	Luling coal mine, Hefei, Anhui, China

84	15 February 1982	Ocean Ranger oil platform sinking, Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Canada

84	9 December 1911	Cross Mountain Mine disaster, Briceville, Tennessee, U.S.

83	18 January 1984	Mitsui Miike coal mine, Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japan

83	13 July 2005	Shenlong, Fukang, Xinjiang, China

82	11 March 2000	Barakova, Krasnodon, Ukraine

82	5 November 1930	Millfield Mine disaster, Dover Township, Athens County, Ohio, U.S.

78	20 November 1968	Farmington Mine disaster, Farmington, West Virginia, U.S.

76	12 October 1978	Spyros disaster, Singapore

74	23 October 1958	Springhill mining disaster, Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada

74	27 February 1943	Smith Mine disaster, Bearcreek, Montana, U.S.

73	17 June 2010	San Fernando, Amaga, Antioquia, Colombia

72	16 March 1940	Willow Grove No. 10 explosion, Neffs, Ohio, U.S.

72	7 April 1911	Price-Pancoast Colliery fire, Throop, Pennsylvania, U.S.

71	9 March 1961	Ueda Kamikiyo, Kawara, Kyūshū, Japan

71	16 February 1882	Trimdon Grange, County Durham, England

68	2 March 1960	Kukje Rubber Manufacturing plant No.2 fire at Busan, South Korea

68	2 December 1997	Zyryanouskaya, Novokuznetsk, Kuzbass Siberia, Russia

66	16 October 1889	Mossfield, Longton, Staffordshire, U.K.

65	24 February 2006	KTS Composite Textile factory fire, at Chittagong, Bangladesh

65	26 March 1896	Brunner Mine disaster, West Coast, New Zealand

65	19 February 2006	Pasta de Conchos mine disaster, Coahuila, México

65	4 September 1981	Pluto, Louka u Litvínova, Czech Republic, Hlobane, Vryheid, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa[clarify]

64	2 April 1979	Sverdlovsk anthrax leak, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

63	28 April 1904	La Reunión Mine explosion, Villanueva del Río y Minas, Sevilla, Spain

63	31 August 1987	St. Helena gold mine explosion by methane gas, Welkom, Free State, South Africa

63	4 April 1998	Skochynsky, Donetsk, Ukraine

63	15 July 1940	Sonman Mine explosion, Portage, Pennsylvania, U.S.

62	29 July 1867	Hlubina, Ostrava, Czech Republic

61	3 January 1981	Trojice, Ostrava, Czech Republic

60	22 November 2004	Shahe iron mine caught fire, Hebei, China

60	28 May 1997	Beilongfeng, Fushun, Liaoning, China

59	20 March 2005	Xishui mine, Shanxi, China

59	26 March 1885	Bettina, Orlová, Czech Republic

58	28 June 1896	Twin Shaft Disaster, Pittston, Pennsylvania, U.S.

56	7 May 1991	Bright Sparkler fireworks factory explosion at Sungai Buloh, Malaysia

55	25 April 2008	Four-story Rosamor Furniture ameublements plant fire, Lissasfa, Casablanca, Morocco

54	22 May 1960	Hlubina, Ostrava, Czech Republic

54	1860	Františka, Záluží, Czech Republic

54	24 December 1932	1932 Moweaqua Coal Mine disaster, Moweaqua, Illinois, U.S.

53	17 March 1898	Santa Isabel Mine explosion, Bélmez, Córdoba, Spain

53	13 May 1993	Middelbult Colliery explosion, Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa

52	19 August 2001	Zasyadka, Donetsk, Ukraine

48	5 June 1942	Joliet Army Ammunition Plant explosion near Elwood, Illinois, United States

47	18 September 1959	Moodiesburn#Auchengeich_mining_disaster, North Lanarkshire, Scotland

45	21 March 2011	Surran range, Quetta, Balochistan Pakistan

45	28 June 1960	Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, Wales

43	30 December 1976	Staříč, Czech Republic

43	24 February 2003	Muchonggou, Shuicheng, Guizhou, China

40	13 April 1976	Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion, Finland

39	1 November 1956	Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada

38	30 December 1970	Hurricane Creek mine disaster, Hyden, Kentucky, U.S.

37	26–27 June 1971	Czechowice-Dziedzice Refinery fire, Poland

36	4 October 1950	Michálka, Ostrava, Czech Republic

36	19 July 2004	Donbass, Donetsk, Ukraine

36	26 January 1924	Lancashire Mine, Shanktown, Pennsylvania, U.S.

35	15 October 1970	West Gate Bridge collapse (during construction), Melbourne, Australia

34	1 December 1907	Naomi Mine explosion, Fayette City, Pennsylvania, U.S.

34	10 April 1944	Clara de l'Espà Mine explosion, Saldes, Barcelona, Spain

34	9 June 1970	Dukla, Šardice, Czech Republic

33	1890	Anna, Souš, Czech Republic

31	16 August 1968	Industria Mirafe Toy Factory blast, Ibi, Alicante, Spain

31	22 March 1977	ČSA, Karviná, Czech Republic

30	3 November 1975	La Consolación Mine explosion, Fígols, Barcelona, Spain

30	7 September 1985	Osceola Mine fire, copper mine fire in Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan, U.S.

30	2 July 1937	Holditch Colliery, Chesterton, Staffordshire, UK

30	18 October 1990	Barbora, Karviná, Czech Republic

30	11 January 2008	Abaiskaya, Abai, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan

29	1 April 1868	Santa Elisa Mine explosion, Bélmez, Córdoba, Spain

29	21 September 2001	AZF factory explosion (chemical), Toulouse, France

29	19 November 2010	Pike River Mine disaster, Greymouth, New Zealand

29	5 April 2010	Upper Big Branch mine explosion, Montcoal, West Virginia, U.S.

29	31 October 1941	Nordegg, Alberta, Canada

28	1 June 1974	Flixborough disaster, England

26	4 April 1970	Paskov, Paskov, Czech Republic

26	9 May 1992	Westray Mine, Nova Scotia, Canada

25	7 May 1985	Doubrava, Czech Republic

25	7 February 1881	Chatterley Whitfield, Staffordshire, England

24	13 November 2003	Nanshan Colliery disaster, Shanxi, China

24	12 February 1949	Doubrava, Czech Republic

23	23 October 1989	Phillips Disaster, Pasadena, Texas, U.S.

23	21 November 2006	Methane explosion in Halemba coal mine, Ruda Śląska, Poland

22	14 September 1997	Hindustan Petroleum Refinery fire, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

21	15 January 1919	Boston Molasses Disaster, Massachusetts, U.S.

21	5 November 1962	Kings Bay, Svalbard, Norway

21	7 January 1963	Santa Eulalia Mine explosion, Langreo, Asturias, Spain

20	10 August 2009	2009 Handlová mine blast, Handlová, Slovakia

19	10 January 1990	Methane explosion in Halemba coal mine, Ruda Śląska Poland

19	19 January 1967	Gas explosion in Strongman Mine, Greymouth, New Zealand

17	20 February 1947	O'Connor Electro-Plating Company explosion in Los Angeles, California

17	24 December 2008	Gas leak, Ganglu Iron and Steel Co Ltd., Hebei, China

17	22 February 1994	Merriespruit tailings dam disaster, Virginia, Free State, South Africa

17	8 June 1925	Mine No. 9, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky, U.S.

16	4 March 1942	Ordnance plant explosion in Burlington, Iowa, United States

16	16 October 2008	Ningxia, China

15	17 April 2013	West Fertilizer Company explosion, West, Texas, U.S.

15	23 March 2005	BP Americas Texas City isomerization unit explosion, Texas City, Texas, U.S.

11	4 October 1960	Kingsport, TN Chemical Plant Explosion

11	23 May 1975	Robin Hood Flour Company grain storage elevator explosion, Davenport, Iowa, U.S.

11	27 May 1983	Benton fireworks disaster, illegal fireworks operation in Benton, Tennessee, U.S.

11	20 April 2010	BP Deepwater Horizon explosion, Gulf of Mexico

7	2 April 2010	Tesoro Refinery, Anacortes, Washington, U.S.

6	9 December 1948	Tecumseh power plant of the Kansas Power & Light Company explosion in Topeka, Kansas

5	2 October 2007	Xcel Energy Cabin Creek Hydroelectric Plant Fire, Georgetown, Colorado, U.S.

Sentence(s)

The Bhopal disaster is one of the industrial disasters.

final_sentence: The Bhopal disaster is one of the industrial disasters.