Accident

In contrast, leisure-related accidents are mainly

sports injuries.

For other uses, see Accident (disambiguation).

Misadventure redirects here. For other uses, see
Misadventure (disambiguation).
An accident is an undesirable incidental and unplanned

1.3 By vehicle

Versailles rail accident in 1842

A railing accident at a Texas Longhorns college football game,

spilling fans onto the sidelines

Aviation

event that could have been prevented had circumstances

leading up to the accident been recognized, and acted
upon, prior to its occurrence. Most scientists who study
unintentional injury avoid using the term accident and
focus on factors that increase risk of severe injury and
that reduce injury incidence and severity (Robertson,
2015).

Bicycles
Sailing ships
Trac collisions
Train wrecks
Trams

Types

1.1

2 Most common causes

Physical and non-physical

See also: List of preventable causes of death

Poisons, vehicle collisions and falls are the most common causes of fatal injuries. According to a 2005 survey of injuries sustained at home, which used data from
the National Vital Statistics System of the United States
National Center for Health Statistics, falls, poisoning, and
re/burn injuries are the most common causes of death.[2]

Physical examples of accidents include unintended motor vehicle collisions or falls, being injured by touching
something sharp, hot, electrical or ingesting poison. Nonphysical examples are unintentionally revealing a secret
or otherwise saying something incorrectly, forgetting an
appointment, etc.

1.2

The United States also collects statistically valid injury

data (sampled from 100 hospitals) through the National
Electronic Injury Surveillance System administered by
the Consumer Product Safety Commission.[3] This program was revised in 2000 to include all injuries rather
than just injuries involving products.[3] Data on emergency room visits is also collected through the National
Health Interview Survey.[4] In The U.S. the Bureau of
Labor Statistics has available on their website extensive
statistics on workplace accidents.[5]

By activity

Accidents during the execution of work or arising

out of it are called work accidents. According to
the International Labour Organization (ILO), more
than 337 million accidents happen on the job each
year, resulting, together with occupational diseases,
in more than 2.3 million deaths annually.[1]
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Incidence of accidents (of a severity of resulting in seeking medical care), sorted by activity (in Denmark in 2002).

Aisles: Safety and regulatory considerations

Explosives safety
Nuclear and radiation accidents
Occupational safety and health

Accident models

Many models to characterize and analyze accidents have

been proposed, listed and referenced in this reference.[6]
Further information: Trauma (medicine)

Safety data sheet

Personal protective equipment
Criticality accident
Sports injury

5 References
4

See also

4.1

General

Accident analysis
Accident-proneness
Human error model
Injury
Injury prevention

Robertson, LS. Injury Epidemiology: Fourth Edition.

Free online at www.nanlee.net
[1] "ILO Safety and Health at Work". International Labour
Organization (ILO)
[2] Runyan CW, Casteel C, Perkis D; et al. (January 2005).
Unintentional injuries in the home in the United States
Part I: mortality. Am J Prev Med 28 (1): 739.
doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2004.09.010. PMID 15626560.

List of accidents and disasters by death toll

[3] CPSC. National Electronic Injury Surveillance System

(NEISS). Database query available through: NEISS Injury Data.

Safety

[4] NCHS. Emergency Department Visits. CDC.

Safety engineering

[5] http://www.bls.gov/iif

Fail-safe
Poka-yoke
Risk management

4.2

Transportation

Air safety
Aviation accidents and incidents
Bicycle safety
Car
Automobile safety

[6] Taylor, G.A., Easter, K.M., Hegney, R.P. (2004). Enhancing Occupational Safety and Health. Elsevier. pp.
241245, see also pages 140141 and pages 147153,
also on Kindle. ISBN 0750661976.

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