work accident

Also known as workplace accident, occupational accident, accident at work, Accidents, Occupational

occurrence during work that leads to physical or mental harm, or injury

Research

32,010 papers

Health consequences of shift work and insufficient sleep.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2016
Impacts of shift work on sleep and circadian rhythms.Pathologie-biologie · 2014
Relationship between demographic characteristics and return-to-work for loss of income claimants at the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund, Botswana.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2024
[Myocardial infarction as work-related accident: medical and legal problems].Medycyna pracy · 2002
Relationship between non-standard work arrangements and work-related accident absence in Belgium.Journal of occupational health · 2017

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Erik Henningsen's painting A wounded worker from the National Gallery of Denmark A 19th century work accident in a mine A work accident, workplace accident, occupational accident, or accident at work is a "discrete occurrence in the course of work" leading to physical or mental occupational injury. 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.

The phrase "in the course of work" can include work-related accidents happening off the company's premises, and can include accidents caused by third parties, according to Eurostat. The definition of work accident includes accidents occurring "while engaged in an economic activity, or at work, or carrying on the business of the employer" according to the ILO.