Table 2 Univariate analyses for acute chemical releases in fixed facilities, by events with victims and evacuations.
Variable | Victims | Evacuations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % with victims | POR (95% CI) | No. | % with evac. | POR (95% CI) | |
Industry*,† | ||||||
Agriculture‡ | 578 | 17.8 | 2.75 (2.21–3.42) | NA | ||
Business and repair services | 265 | 23.0 | 3.76 (2.81–5.02) | 268 | 15.7 | 1.74 (1.25–2.42) |
Communications | 33 | 21.2 | 3.33 (1.45–7.68) | NA | ||
Construction | 319 | 15.4 | 2.26 (1.67–3.08) | NA | ||
Entertainment and recreation services | 196 | 29.6 | 5.29 (3.88–7.21) | 200 | 29.5 | 3.96 (2.91–5.38) |
Finance, insurance & real Estate | 108 | 37.0 | 7.36 (4.97–10.91) | 107 | 41.1 | 6.59 (4.47–9.70) |
Manufacturing§ | 4594 | 9.6 | 1.39 (1.24–1.55) | 4598 | 18.5 | 2.59 (2.38–2.83) |
Personal services | 1025 | 36.3 | 8.24 (7.20–9.44) | 1064 | 23.7 | 3.03 (2.62–3.51) |
Professional and related services | 953 | 25.6 | 4.64 (3.99–5.41) | 978 | 42.3 | 7.82 (6.85–8.94) |
Public administration | 273 | 22.7 | 3.70 (2.77–4.92) | 277 | 22.4 | 2.72 (2.05–3.62) |
Retail trade | 451 | 33.0 | 6.45 (5.27–7.88) | 456 | 36.6 | 5.65 (4.65–6.86) |
Wholesale trade | 1061 | 10.7 | 1.49 (1.22–1.82) | NA | ||
Factors | ||||||
Beyond human control¶ | 1076 | 2.2 | 0.58 (0.37–0.92) | 1084 | 8.9 | 1.56 (1.19–2.05) |
Equipment failure | 15193 | 4.5 | 1.21 (0.97–1.51) | 15186 | 7.1 | 1.23 (1.02–1.47) |
Human error | 5900 | 14.3 | 4.28 (3.43–5.35) | 5930 | 15.6 | 2.97 (2.47–3.57) |
Illegal dumping or deliberate damage | 1152 | 26.7 | 15.93 (10.41–24.36) | 1295 | 16.6 | 2.05 (1.59–2.65) |
Improper mixing or filling | 771 | 22.6 | 7.46 (5.69–9.77) | 775 | 27.0 | 5.94 (4.71–7.49) |
System problem | 1838 | 0.9 | 0.23 (0.13–0.38) | 1833 | 1.4 | 0.23 (.015–0.35) |
Other | 2393 | 3.8 | referent | 2425 | 5.9 | referent |