We all hope and pray that we are not subjected to massive industrial accidents but they will and do occur, no matter how careful companies are in avoiding these from happening. Your hydraulic repair company will come to the rescue should this occur – and the best part of all is that they arrive with a fully-equipped hydraulic repair centre that will carry out repairs on your premises.

Here are some of the worst industrial disasters over the past couple of decades:

  • Perhaps one of the worst industrial disasters occurred on the 3rd of December 1984 in Bhopal when 45 tons of lethal methyl isocyanate gas escaped from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal in India. The gas infiltrated densely inhabited neighbourhoods, killing between fifteen and twenty thousand people, creating pure panic with thousands fleeing. Half a million survivors suffered from respiratory problems, eye problems, and even blindness.
  • Another industrial disaster still in the memories of many but with a wonderful outcome was the more recent mining accident in Chile which happened in 2010, but with all the miners being rescued.
  • The worst mining disaster of all time in the US was an explosion in Monongah in West Virginia in 1907 when 350 miners – most of them young boys – were killed.
  • And who can forget the accident that happened at Three Mile Island in America – certainly America’s worst nuclear disaster.
  • The Fukushima nuclear catastrophe which was triggered by a massive earthquake and tsunami is perhaps one of the most unforgettable tragedies that occurred on March 11th, 2011, resulting in tens of thousands of residents being evacuated from the surrounding area.

Nuclear disasters, mine accidents and oil spills will always be part of who we are in a modern society – many can be prevented but many are a direct result triggered off by natural disasters. Prevention is always better than cure, but in first world countries where these do happen, the infrastructure is quickly rebuilt and repaired, and mobile teams belonging to a professional hydraulic repair company are also geared towards taking charge and fixing important hydraulics to get companies back on their feet.