Homicideware: Deadly Engineering Disasters and the Future of Technology Safety
Andrea M. Matwyshyn
Safety Failures Sample:
Sapelo, GA dock collapse (2024)
Carrot E.coli outbreak (2024)
Onion E.coli outbreak (2024)
Diamond Shruumz Chocolate (2024)
Many brands Queso Fresco and Cotija cheese with listeriosis (2024)
Charlotte construction site scaffolding collapse (2023)
NYC parking garage collapse (2023)
Philadelphia I-95 bridge collapse (2023)
Davenport , IA apartment building collapse (2023)
Francis Scott Key Bridge, DE (2023)
NYC crane on 91st St. (2023)
Frugals milk shakes with listeria (2023)
Sofia Produce cantaloupes salmonella (2023)
HMC Farms peaches, nectarines, and plum with listeriosis (2023)
Gill’s Onions with salmonella (2023)
Foraged morel mushrooms in Montana poisoning (2023)
Titan Submersible (2023)
Big Olaf Ice Cream listeria (2022)
Surfside Condos, FL (2021)
Dole salad with listeria monocytogenes (2021)
Foundation Food Group liquid nitrogen leak (2021)
Hard Rock Hotel collapse (2019)
Spencer Dam, Lynch, Nebraska (2019)
Florida International University bridge collapse (2018)
Hurricane Harvey flooding/ reservoir, Houston TX/ LA (2017)
Medical cannabis with bacteria and fungi (2017)
NYC Crane collapse (2016)
Blue Bell Creameries listeria (2015)
Mexico cucumbers (2015)
Home canned potatoes at a church potluck, OH (2015)
Philadelphia Amtrak derailment (2015)
Metro-North train crash, Valhalla, NY (2015)
Philadelphia Market Street building collapse (2013)
Fertilizer plant explosion, West Texas (2013)
Bogrom airbase 747 crash (2013)
Metro-North train derailment, Bronx, NY (2013)
Miami Dade College parking structure collapse (2012)
Indianapolis State Fair grandstand collapse (2011)
Jensen Farms cantaloupes with listeriosis (2011)
Cargill ground turkey (2011)
Reno Air Show (2011)
Deep Water Horizon oil rig explosion (2010)
Kleen Energy Systems explosion, CT (2010)
Upper Big Branch mine explosion, WV (2010)
PCA peanut butter (2009)
Con Agra Slim Jim explosion, NC (2009)
Fort Totten Station Metrorail crash, Washington DC (2009)
New York City 303 E. 51st St. crane collapse (2008)
Peanut Corporation of America, salmonellosis in peanuts (2008)
Kingston Fossil Plant, coal fly ash slurry spill TN (2008)
Imperial Sugar Refinery, GA (2008)
Metrolink train collision with Union Pacific train, Chatworth, CA (2008)
Berkman Plaza Parking Garage Collapse, Jacksonville, FL (2007)
Minnesota I-35 collapse (2007)
Charleston Super Sofa fire, SC (2007)
Whittier Farms milk, MA (2007)
T2 Laboratories explosion and fire, FL (2007)
Big Dig Ceiling Collapse, MA (2006)
Interstate 88, NY bridge collapse (2006)
Dole Food spinach, E.coli (2006)
Falk Corporation, WI gas leak and explosion (2006)
Hurricane Katrina levies (2005)
BP refinery, Texas City, TX (2005)
Bus fire during cyclone evacuations, TX (2005)
Metrolink crash and derailment, Glendale, CA (2005)
Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial bridge crane collapse, CT (2004)
Station nightclub fire, RI (2003)
Chicago, IL balcony collapse (2003)
Green Onion Hepatitis A (2003)
Chi-Chi’s salsa and chili con queso, PA (2003)
West Pharmaceutical Services syringe plant explosion (2003)
Columbia Space Shuttle (2003)
I-40 bridge, Webbers Falls, OK (2002)
Pilgrim’s Pride chicken listeriosis (2002)
Amtrak Auto Train derailment, Crescent City, FL (2002)
American Airlines Flight 587 (2001)
Pier 34 Club Heat, Philadelphia, PA (2000)
1601 Park Ave. apartment building, Los Angeles, CA (2000)
Sizzler E.coli, WI (2000)
Aggie bonfire collapse, College Station, TX (1999)
Big Blue Crane collapse, Milwaukee, WI (1999)
Sun Orchard salmonella in orange juice (1999)
Water with E.coli, Washington County Fair, NY (1999)
EgyptAir Flight 990, MA (1999)
Bil Mar cold cuts listeriosis (1998)
Sara Lee hotdogs (1998)
Grain elevator explosion, Hyattsville, KS (1998)
University of Virginia lawn pavilion balcony collapse, VA (1997)
WLBT Tower, Raymond, MS (1997)
Odwalla E.coli (1996)
TWA Flight 800
Maryland Rail Commuter (MARC) train collision with Amtrak train, Silver Spring, MD (1996)
New Jersey transit trains crashed into each other, Secaucus, NJ (1996)
I-5 California bridge (1995)
USAir Flight 427, PA (1994)
Jack in the Box E.coli, four states (1993)
Big Bayou Canot bridge collapse and train derailment, Mobile, AL (1993)
Hamlet chicken plant explosion, NC (1991)
IMC explosion, LA (1991)
ARCO Channelview, TX chemical plant (1990)
Tennessee Hatchie River bridge, TN (1989)
Cypress Street Viaduct, Oakland, CA (1989)
Phillips explosion, TX (1989)
Shell oil refinery, Norco, LA (1988)
Bastian Plating Company, chemical mixing, IN (1988)
Henderson Rocket/PEPCON explosion, NV (1988)
Pan Am Flight 103 (1988)
L’Ambiance Plaza, CT (1987)
Schoharie Creek Bridge, Hunter, NY (1987)
Northwest Airlines Flight 255, MI (1987)
Challenger Space Shuttle (1986)
Jalisco cheese listeriosis, CA (1985)
Hillfarm Dairy salmonella milk, IL (1985)
Aerlex Fireworks Plant explosion (1985)
Delta Air Lines Flight 191, TX (1985)
Romeoville, IL oil refinery (1984)
Mianus River Bridge, CT (1983)
Skewer Inn onion botulism, IL (1983)
Newark explosion, NJ (1983)
Benton Fireworks, TN (1983)
Lawn Lake Dam, CO (1982)
Senior Tower Road collapse, Missouri City, TX (1982)
Cline Avenue highway project, East Chicago, IN (1982)
Pan Am Flight 759, LA (1982)
Hyatt Regency walkway, MO (1981)
Harbor Cay Condominium collapse, FL (1981)
Sunshine Skyway Bridge, St. Petersburg, FL (1980)
MGM casino fire, NV (1980)
Cincinnati Who concert (1979)
American Airlines Flight 191 (1979)
Willow Island cooling tower, WV (1978)
Connor Hotel, Joplin, MO (1978)
Colonial Park Country Club botulism, NM (1978)
PSA Flight 192, CA (1978)
Beverly Hills Supper Club fire, KY (1977)
Kelly Barnes Dam, GA (1977)
Teton Dam, Idaho (1976)
Miami DEA building, FL (1974)
Skyline Towers, Bailey’s Crossroads building collapse, VA (1973)
Broadway Central Hotel, Mercer Arts Center, NY (1973)
Dioxin release, Times Beach, MO (1972-1976)
Buffalo Creek flood and dam failure, WV (1972)
Sydney Lanier Bridge freighter collision, Brunswick, GA (1972)
2000 Commonwealth collapse, Boston, MA (1971)
Bon Vivant soup with botulism (1971)
Thiokol-Woodbine explosion, GA (1971)
Silver Bridge, Point Pleasant, WV/OH (1967)
USS Forrestal fire (1967)
Searcy Missile Silo fire, AR (1965)
Baldwin Hills Reservoir, Los Angeles, CA (1963)
Washington Packing Corp. Tuna fish with botulism (1963)
USS Thresher submarine (1963)
Indy car racing materials (1960s)
Indianapois Speedway scaffolding (1960)
Mid air collision NY (1960)
WSM-TV Tower, Nashville, TN (1957)
Grand Canyon mid air collision (1956)
O’Connor Plating Works explosion, CA (1947)
Texas City ship explosion (1947)
Winecoff Hotel fire, GA (1946)
Hartford Circus fire, CT (1944)
Port Chicago explosion, CA (1944)
Cleveland East Ohio Gas explosion (1944)
West Loch explosion, HI (1944)
USS Turner, NY (1944)
Oregon State Hospital scrambled eggs with insecticide (1942)
Rhythm Club fire, MS (1940)
Armistice Day blizzard shipwrecks, Lake Michigan (1940)
New London school, New London, TX (1937)
S.E. Massengill Elixir Sulfanilamide (1937)
Hindenberg docking, NJ (1937)
SS Morro Castle, NJ (1934)
Cleveland Clinic fire, OH (1929)
St. Francis Dam collapse (1928)
Mather Mine, PA (1928)
Hawk’s Nest Tunnel, WV (1927-1932)
Pickwick Club, Boston, MA (1925)
Nixon Nitration explosion, NJ (1924)
Picatinny arsenal explosion, NJ (1924)
Castle Gate Mine, UT (1924)
Elks National Home pesticide apple cider, VA (1923)
Knickerbocker Theater, DC (1922)
Molasses Flood, Boston, MA (1919)
Botulism in olives, CA (1919)
Great Molasses Flood, Boston, MA (1919)
Malbone street wreck, derailment and station incident response, Brooklyn, NY (1918)
T.A. Gillespie Company Shell loading plant explosion, NJ (1918)
Speculator Mine, MT (1917)
Division St. Bridge, Spokane, WA (1915)
SS Eastland, IL (1915)
Eccles Mine, WV (1914)
Great Flood of 1913 levies (1913)
RMS Titanic (1912)
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, NY (1911)
Chicago Crib Disaster (1909)
Cherry Mine, IL (1909)
Collinswood School Fire, OH (1908)
Rhoads Opera House fire, PA (1908)
Orville Wright flight test (1908)
Standard Steel Car Company, PA molten steel ladle accident (1907)
Monongah mining disaster, WV (1907) – 362 dead
Darr Mine, PA (1907)
Amsden Building, Framington, MA (1906)
Grover Shoe factory collapse, MA (1905)
Eden railroad bridge, Eden, CO (1904)
Harwick Mine, PA (1904)
PS General Slocum, NY (1904)
Eden railroad bridge collapse and train derailment, Eden, CO (1904)
Iroquois Theater fire, Chicago, IL (1903)
Hanna Mine, WY (1903)
Shiloh Baptist Church stampede, AL (1902)
SS City of Rio de Janeiro, CA (1901)
1900 Big Game/ Thanksgiving Day disaster, San Francisco, CA (1900)
Scofield Mine, UT (1900)
The Portland shipwreck, MA (1898)
Ireland Building, NYC, NY (1895)
Walnut Grove Dam, Wickenburg, AZ (1890)
South Fork Dam, Johnstown Flood, PA (1889)
Big Four Bridge, KY (1888)
Bussey/ Forest Hills bridge collapse and train derailment, Boston, MA (1887)
Diamond Mine disaster, Diamond, IL (1883)
Washburn A Mill explosion, MN (1878)
Ashtabula River railway bridge collapse and train derailment (1876)
Pacific Shipwreck, Flattery, WA (1875)
Truesdell Bridge, Dixon, IL (1873)
Great Chicago Fire, IL (1871)
Stowmarket guncotton explosion (1871)
Brother Jonathan steamer (1865)
Steamboat Sultana, Mississippi River (1865)
Washington arsenal, DC (1864)
Allegheny arsenal, PA (1862)
Pemberton Mill factory collapse, MA (1860)
New York Swill milk scandal (1858)
Pennsylvania steamboat, Mississippi River, TN (1858)
Powhattan shipwreck, NJ (1854)
New Era shipwreck, NJ (1854)
Atlantic shipwreck, Lake Erie (1852)
SS G.P. Griffith, Lake Erie (1850)
Louisiana steamboat, LA (1849)
SS Phoenix, Lake Michigan (1847)
Lexington shipwreck (1840)
Moselle riverboat, OH (18380
Steamship Pulaski, NC (1838)
Ben Sherrod ship fire, MS (1837)
Faithful Steward, DE (1785)