workplace accident

collocation in English

meaningsofworkplaceandaccident

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workplace
noun[C or S]
uk
/ˈwɜːk.pleɪs/us
/ˈwɝːk.pleɪs/
a building or room where people perform their jobs, or these ...
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accident
noun
uk
/ˈæk.sɪ.dənt/us
/ˈæk.sə.dənt/
something bad that happens that is not expected or intended and that often damages something or ...
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(Definition ofworkplaceandaccidentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofworkplace accident

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According to this widely held view, a life lost in aworkplaceaccidentand a (hypothetical) life lost due to arsenic in drinking water should be assigned the same value.
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After the war ended, however,workplaceaccidentrates remained high and began to rise.
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The development of the project encountered a number of problems, including issues of worker safety in the surrounding roads and a near fatalworkplaceaccident.
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This was conducted for 7000 households who did not or could not obtain complete insurance coverage againstworkplaceaccidentrisk, covering 1917-1919.
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Beyond these effects, elevated noise levels can create stress, increaseworkplaceaccidentrates, and stimulate aggression and other anti-social behaviors.
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Smith received the call while he was in hospital, following aworkplaceaccidentwhich left his nose swollen and infected.
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Workers' compensation is a social insurance program that provides benefits to pay for medical costs and to replace lost wages for workers who are injured in workplace accidents.
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Although workplace accidents were all too common, the committee argued that nonoccupational disability and sickness affected even more citizens and exacted an even greater toll on families and economic productivity.
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For an example, consider an industrial company that invests 50 million euros in new and better machinery in order to both increase efficiency and decrease the risk of workplace accidents.
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The following is the information for workplace accidents from 1978 to 1983.
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It has been repeatedly said that some 400 people still die each year in workplace accidents.
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Workplace accidents and ill-health can indeed have tragic consequences and are matters which touch us all.
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The labour force survey of 1990 showed that 1.6 million workplace accidents occurred and 2 million people suffered from occupational disease.
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Will she consider extending that policy to the treatment of other patients, such as the victims of workplace accidents, many of whom are children?
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Various negative effects such as pollution, workplace accidents, crowded cities, and unemployment became rising concerns.
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Increasingly heavier trays were leading to workplace accidents, exhaustion and dissatisfaction.
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She pushed to reduce workplace accidents and helped craft laws against child labor.
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Additionally, he brought forward the independent contractors statute and put a plan in place to reduce workplace accidents.
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Various inquests discovered the extent to which incompetent management and neglect was to blame for workplace accidents and legislation.
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Besides the low wages, miners were unsatisfied with working conditions in an industry that saw more than 3,300 workplace accidents per year.
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