Fatigue due to shift work has contributed to several industrial disasters , including the Three Mile Island accident , the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and the Chernobyl disaster . The Alaska Oil Spill Commission 's final report on the '' Exxon Valdez '' oil spill disaster found that it was " conceivable " that excessive work hours contributed to crew fatigue , which in turn contributed to the vessel 's running aground
Three Mile Island accident
Three Mile Island accident
Shift work