| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2010 - 01/01/2000 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Field study accuses Shell of fueling death and violence in Nigeria by paying rival militant gangs. | Nigeria | Platform | Beatings & Violence, Deaths | |
| 11/09/2003 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | 2 workers dead in massive gas escape on Brent Bravo platform. Shell admitted breaching three health and safety regulations - £900.000. | North Sea | BBC | Deaths, Negligence, Occupational Hazard | |
| 01/01/2002 - 01/01/1980 | (Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) | BASF and Shell to pay compensation for health treatment to 1,068 former workers after prolonged exposure to toxic chemicals at pesticide plant. Labor prosecutors say chemical contamination killed 60 workers - $316 million. | São Paulo - State of São Paulo, Brazil | Reuters | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Negligence | |
| 09/11/2001 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | At least 3 dead, 17 injured from oil pipeline fire. | Nigeria | Planetark, Reuters | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Pollution | |
| 13/08/2001 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Youth shot dead during clashes between community members and Shell security. | Bayelsa, Nigeria | allAfrica, This Day | Beatings & Violence, Deaths, Killings | |
| 17/07/2001 | Motiva Enterprises (Co-owned by Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) | Leaking and corroded tank -unfit for use - explodes; one worker killed, many others injured; approximately 99,000 gallons of spent sulfuric acid spilled into Delaware river for days; thousands of dead fish and crabs; sulfuric acid released into the air. Criminal fines - $10 million. | Delaware City, DE, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Negligence, Pollution | |
| 10/06/1999 | (Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) | Ill-maintained pipeline ruptures and releases over 230,000 gallons of gasoline and ignites - 3 people killed, including two ten-year-old boys; over 9 injured; home destroyed; resulting fire killed over 100,000 fish and other aquatic organisms; massive environmental damage on creeks and soil. Civil and criminal penalties on Shell and Olympic - $92 million. | Bellingham, WA, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Negligence, Pollution | |
| 31/12/1995 - 01/01/1995 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Released documents show Shell paid Nigerian military to stop protest movements over its pollution. Protests were violently suppressed, with reported life losses. | Ogoni, Rivers, Nigeria | The Guardian | Beatings & Violence, Deaths, Killings | |
| 10/11/1995 - 01/05/1993 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Confidential internal documents reveal that Shell provided logistical support to Nigerian police and military, aided security sweeps, and enlisted the assistance of Nigeria's brutal military government to deal with protesters fueling death and violence. | Ogoni, Rivers, Nigeria | Independent | Beatings & Violence, Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Lobbying, Oppressive Regimes | |
| 10/11/1995 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Shell charged with complicity in human rights abuses against the Ogoni people of Nigeria. Abuses include: "summary execution, crimes against humanity, torture, inhumane treatment, arbitrary arrest, wrongful death, and assault and battery." Case settled for $15.5 million. | Ogoni, Rivers, Nigeria | Center for Constitutional Rights, The Guardian | Assault and Battery, Deaths, Killings, Summary Executions, Torture |
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