The Hawk's Nest Incident: America's Worst Industrial Disaster. By Martin Cherniack

1992 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-98
Author(s):  
Lorne Hammond
Keyword(s):  
1967 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-130
Author(s):  
Norvin C. Kiefer ◽  
Cortez F. Enloe ◽  
Allan J. Fleming ◽  
John N. Gallivant ◽  
James H. Lade ◽  
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10.12737/2161 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 38-45
Author(s):  
Киреев ◽  
V. Kireev ◽  
Гуменюк ◽  
V. Gumenyuk ◽  
Карнюшкин ◽  
...  

The questions of justification of total and integral spatial-temporal hazard indices related to industrial disasters are considered from the perspective of qualimetry. The problem definition about casual time of destruction effects occurrence on all square of disaster striking action is formulated. General integral solution of formulated task is given. It is shown, that general integral expressions related to total and integral spatial-temporal hazard indices of industrial disaster follow from this solution. Particular cases of disaster’s spatial-temporal indices are considered. For the first time the disaster’s integral temporal indices such as reduced time of injury effect occurrence and reduced time of retention of injury effect are proved. Practically relevant tasks, which have to be solved with the use of proved hazard indices of industrial disasters, are formulated so that the hazard can be reduced to the allowed (psychologically acceptable) level.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Ikechukwu Egu ◽  
Anthony John Ilozobhie

Abstract Attrition and paroxysm of highly inflammable petroleum products in storage tanks, pipelines and/or haulage trucks is increasingly becoming a scourging socio-environmental quandary with a detrimental effect on the Nigerian economy. Non availability of a holistic response time analytic master plan is a major enigma while industrial disaster managers perhaps are the major culprits since they are mostly not time cognizant for spry and pragmatic delivery of service. The aim of this exposition is to ruminatively carry out cerebral chronological corollary perusal for blitzing fire paroxysms and pipeline attrition in Nigeria on Microsoft excel spread sheet. Comprehensive data validation was done for all models by substituting all solutions of matrix into the predicted time response model. Results of predicted time response model in minutes for case A gave; 101x1 + 79x2 + 59x3 + 45x4 + 24x5 = 358. The predicted time response model for case B gave 78x1 + 56x2 + 43x3 + 30x4 + 13x5 = 260. The predicted time response model for case C gave; 74x1 + 56x2 + 42x3 + 29x4 + 10x5 = 252. Results of these models shows that the average cumulative response time dropped from 3.58 minutes to 2.52 minutes from case A to case C while the coefficients all reduced in their values from model A to C. Improving the source of data gathering and computational processes is recommended for enhancement of this study.


2020 ◽  
pp. medhum-2020-011892
Author(s):  
Rosalyn Buckland

Hidden beneath the ground in coalmines, or behind the walls of factories, injured bodies of workers have too often been overlooked. Using the 1842 Hartley Colliery disaster as a case study, this paper contrasts journalistic neglect with the ways in which working-class poets illuminated responses to large-scale injury. Often the greatest difficulty in industrial disaster was in securing access to trapped victims. Arriving late on the scene, neither journalists nor doctors were able to influence the outcome of events: in most cases emergency treatment was provided by workers themselves. While journalists struggled to portray these men’s stories, working-class poets such as Joseph Skipsey brought attention to their collaborative actions even in the face of injury or death. The actions of these colliers as first responders had a lasting significance, foreshadowing working-class involvement in the wider cultural shift towards collective responsibility for healthcare.


2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-24
Author(s):  
Shafiul Alam ◽  
Rabiul Alam ◽  
Manirul Islam ◽  
Amin Salek

AbstractBackgroundRana Plaza building collapse is the worst industrial disaster of Bangladesh so far. The 9-storied structure collapsed suddenly on April 24, 2013, with more than 4000 people inside. Bangladesh Armed Forces played a key role in the massive rescue operations.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study with 423 victims who were treated at a Combined Military Hospital to review the pattern of injuries and management provided.ResultsMiddle-aged (35±12.75 years) females (68.32%) were the majority of the victims. Among the injured, 42.35% had soft tissue injury, 22.55% had abrasions, 18.79% had fractures, 3.75% had facial injuries, and 2.5% each had head and abdominal injuries. We treated the injured with various surgical approaches, such as soft tissue debridement (38.84%), fasciotomy (18.79%), amputation (3.75%), and other procedures. We had to refer 8.27% of the patients to different advanced centers. The mortality rate was 5.91%, including 1 volunteer rescuer.ConclusionPattern of injuries and modalities of management needed in an industrial disaster is a valuable experience which can be utilized in preparing to face disasters in the future and beyond. Death of a voluntary rescuer once again warrants the necessity of using a helmet and safety gear during any rescue operation. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:21–24)


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