The Hazards of Using Energy:
Some Energy-Related Accidents since 1977:
Source: ASME
| PLACE | YEAR | DEATHS | DESCRIPTION |
| Three Mile Island | 1979 | 0 | nuclear plant incident |
| Machhu II, India | 1979 | 2500 | hydro-electric dam failure |
| Hirakud, India | 1980 | 1000 | hydro-electric dam failure |
| Ortuella, Spain | 1980 | 70 | gas explosion |
| Donbass, Ukraine | 1980 | 68 | coal mine methane explosion |
| Israel | 1982 | 89 | gas explosion |
| Guavio, Columbia | 1983 | 160 | hydro-electric dam failure |
| Nile River, Egypt | 1983 | 317 | LPG explosion |
| Cubatao, Brazil | 1984 | 508 | oil fire |
| Mexico City | 1984 | 498 | LPG explosion |
| Tbilisi, Georgia | 1984 | 100 | gas explosion |
| northern Taiwan | 1984 | 314 | 3 coal mine accidents |
| Chernobyl | 1986 | 31+ | nuclear reactor accident |
| Piper Alpha, North Sea | 1988 | 167 | offshore oil platform explosion |
| Asha-ufa, Siberia | 1989 | 600 | LPG pipeline leak and fire |
| Dobrnja, Yugoslavia | 1990 | 178 | coal mine |
| Hongton, Shanxi, China | 1991 | 147 | coal mine |
| Belci, Romania | 1991 | 116 | hydro-electric dam failure |
| Kozlu, Turkey | 1992 | 272 | coal mine methane explosion |
| Cuenca, Ecuador | 1993 | 200 | coal mine |
| Durunkha, Egypt | 1994 | 580 | fuel depot hit by lightning |
| Seoul, S.Korea | 1994 | 500 | oil fire |
| Minanao, Phillipines | 1994 | 90 | coal mine |
| Dhanbad, India | 1995 | 70 | coal mine |
| Taegu, S.Korea | 1995 | 100 | oil & gas explosion |
| Spitsbergen | 1996 | 141 | coal mine |
| Henan, China | 1996 | 84 | coal mine methane explosion |
| Datong, China | 1996 | 114 | coal mine methane explosion |
| Henan, China | 1997 | 89 | coal mine methane explosion |
| Fushun, China | 1997 | 68 | coal mine methane explosion |
| Kuzbass, Russia | 1997 | 67 | coal mine methane explosion |
| Huainan, China | 1997 | 89 | coal mine methane explosion |
| Huainan, China | 1997 | 45 | coal mine methane explosion |
| Donbass, Ukraine | 1998 | 63 | coal mine methane explosion |
| Liaoning, China | 1998 | 71 | coal mine methane explosion |
| Warri, Nigeria | 1998 | 500+ | oil pipeline leak and fire |
| Donbass, Ukraine | 1999 | 50+ | coal mine methane explosion |
| Donbass, Ukraine | 2000 | 80 | coal mine methane explosion |
| Shanxi, China | 2000 | 40 | coal mine methane explosion |