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NIOSH Training for Nurses on Shift Work and Long Work Hours

Injuries/Errors

Selected Well-Known Disasters Linked at Least Partially to Fatigue

Selected Well-Known Disasters Linked at Least Partially to Fatigue
Year Incident
1986 Space Shuttle Challenger accident 22
1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill 23
2005 BP refinery explosion, Texas City, TX 24
2009 Jet crash in Buffalo, NY 25
2011 New York City tour bus crash 26
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