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May 24, 2015
For information - safety statistics by ILO from The Nation, Nigeria
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The link to the information is here. http://thenationonlineng.net/new/6000-die-daily-in-work-related-accidents/ As per ILO, following ...
May 21, 2015
Bus accident
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During bus driving, a driver wants to spit by bending outside his side window. With his unsafe behavior, he loses control over the bus and r...
Professional hazards - thief trapped in chimney
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In a local newspaper, it is reported that a thief tried to enter a locked house through the chimney and got trapped. The residents came ne...
May 19, 2015
Liquor bottle in trouser pocket breaks - person dies
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A person kept liquor bottle in his trouser pocket. He ran when it rained and fell. Liquor bottle broke and its pieces injured private parts....
May 18, 2015
Gas leak
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Dupont is cited by US for gas leak that killed four persons, with fines totalling USD 99,000. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-cites...
Apr 24, 2015
Short circuit initiated fire in Haryana transport office
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A fire incident reported due to short circuit from old electrical wire cause damage of records, files, computers, etc. It is reported that ...
Apr 15, 2015
Lessons learnt from process safety accidents - an article from insurancenewsnet.com
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A good article is found on the above title, narrating lessons from five less known accidents. The lessons are, containment of water fro...
Apr 5, 2015
Fire & Explosion Prevention Strategy in Refineries
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Please see the LINK on the above article with download link. The download PDF document lists hazards in LPG bullet area, fireball radius, t...
Two persons killed, three injured during LPG line cleaning
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Two persons standing in front of gas piping during cleaning were hit by cleaning device at high pressure, hit the compound wall and died. T...
Red oil explosion (?) in a different form?? - cat litter causes radiation leak in nuclear waste dump
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In an incident on 14.02.2014 in nuclear waste isolation pilot plant, cat litter containing organic matter used for stabilization of nuclear...
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