industrial accident
Noun: - An accident that occurs in the course of employment or industrial work, typically involving injury, damage, or loss. It is an unexpected event happening in a workplace or factory setting, often due to machinery, hazardous materials, or unsafe conditions.
- (An unexpected event causing harm during work.)
- (Rules to avoid workplace mishaps.)
- (An incident at work leading to injury.)
"to be involved in an industrial accident": to be a participant or victim of a workplace mishap.
- Several workers were involved in an industrial accident at the construction site. (They suffered harm due to a workplace event.)
"to report an industrial accident": to formally notify authorities or employers of a workplace incident.
- The manager must report any industrial accident to the safety board within 24 hours. (Official notification is required.)
Industrial accident insurance (n): a type of insurance covering injuries or losses from workplace accidents.
- The company provides industrial accident insurance for all employees. (Financial protection for work-related injuries.)
Industrial accident prevention (n): measures taken to avoid workplace mishaps.
- Training programs focus on industrial accident prevention. (Efforts to stop accidents from happening.)
- Workplace accident: an accident occurring in a work environment.
- Occupational accident: an accident related to one's job or profession.
- Factory mishap: an accident in a manufacturing setting.
- An accident waiting to happen: a situation likely to cause a disaster.
- The old, unguarded machinery was an accident waiting to happen. (It was a potential industrial accident.)
Accident-prone: (adj) having a tendency to be involved in accidents.
- He is accident-prone and has had three industrial accidents this year. (He is likely to experience mishaps.)
To come to grief in an accident: to suffer harm or failure due to an accident.
- The worker came to grief in an industrial accident last month. (He was injured in a workplace event.)