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id="toc-Domino_effect_accidents-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Common_causes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Common_causes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Common causes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Common_causes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Accident_models" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Accident_models"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Accident models</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Accident_models-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-See_also-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle See also subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-General" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#General"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>General</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-General-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Transportation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Transportation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Transportation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Transportation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_specific_topics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_specific_topics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Other specific topics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_specific_topics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div 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href="https://arc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DC%93%DC%95%DC%AB%DC%90" title="ܓܕܫܐ – Aramaic" lang="arc" hreflang="arc" data-title="ܓܕܫܐ" data-language-autonym="ܐܪܡܝܐ" data-language-local-name="Aramaic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ܐܪܡܝܐ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidente" title="Accidente – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Accidente" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avtomobil_q%C9%99zas%C4%B1" title="Avtomobil qəzası – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Avtomobil qəzası" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%98%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE" title="দুর্ঘটনা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="দুর্ঘটনা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B5" title="Здарэнне – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Здарэнне" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8D%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B5" title="Здарэньне – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Здарэньне" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Авария – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Авария" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D2%BB%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Оһол – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="Оһол" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accident" title="Accident – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Accident" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hav%C3%A1rie" title="Havárie – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Havárie" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsaona" title="Tsaona – Shona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="Tsaona" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="Shona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiShona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulykke" title="Ulykke – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Ulykke" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unfall" title="Unfall – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Unfall" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avarii" title="Avarii – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Avarii" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidente" title="Accidente – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Accidente" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akcidento" title="Akcidento – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Akcidento" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istripu" title="Istripu – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Istripu" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AB%D9%87" title="حادثه – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="حادثه" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accident" title="Accident – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Accident" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ungemak_(aksidint)" title="Ungemak (aksidint) – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Ungemak (aksidint)" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%82%AC%EA%B3%A0" title="사고 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="사고" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ha%C9%97ari" title="Haɗari – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Haɗari" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE" title="दुर्घटना – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="दुर्घटना" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kecelakaan" title="Kecelakaan – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kecelakaan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slys" title="Slys – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Slys" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidente" title="Incidente – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Incidente" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%AA%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94" title="תאונה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="תאונה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%85%E0%B2%AA%E0%B2%98%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A4%E0%B2%97%E0%B2%B3%E0%B3%81" title="ಅಪಘಾತಗಳು – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಅಪಘಾತಗಳು" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ks mw-list-item"><a href="https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%B2%D8%AF%D8%AB%DB%81%D9%95" title="حٲدثہٕ – Kashmiri" lang="ks" hreflang="ks" data-title="حٲدثہٕ" data-language-autonym="कॉशुर / کٲشُر" data-language-local-name="Kashmiri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>कॉशुर / کٲشُر</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Авария – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Авария" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajali" title="Ajali – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Ajali" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qeza" title="Qeza – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Qeza" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BA%AD%E0%BA%B8%E0%BA%9B%E0%BA%B0%E0%BA%95%E0%BA%B4%E0%BB%80%E0%BA%AB%E0%BA%94" title="ອຸປະຕິເຫດ – Lao" lang="lo" hreflang="lo" data-title="ອຸປະຕິເຫດ" data-language-autonym="ລາວ" data-language-local-name="Lao" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ລາວ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temeritas" title="Temeritas – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Temeritas" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negad%C4%ABjums" title="Negadījums – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Negadījums" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avarija" title="Avarija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Avarija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ln mw-list-item"><a href="https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lik%C3%A1m%C3%A1" title="Likámá – Lingala" lang="ln" hreflang="ln" data-title="Likámá" data-language-autonym="Lingála" data-language-local-name="Lingala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingála</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baleset" title="Baleset – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Baleset" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loza" title="Loza – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Loza" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemalangan" title="Kemalangan – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Kemalangan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ongeval" title="Ongeval – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Ongeval" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%85" title="事故 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="事故" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulykke" title="Ulykke – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Ulykke" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Hillsborough_Memorial%2C_Anfield.jpg/220px-Hillsborough_Memorial%2C_Anfield.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="309" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Hillsborough_Memorial%2C_Anfield.jpg/330px-Hillsborough_Memorial%2C_Anfield.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Hillsborough_Memorial%2C_Anfield.jpg/440px-Hillsborough_Memorial%2C_Anfield.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1425" data-file-height="2004" /></a><figcaption>A memorial to the 97 victims of the <a href="/wiki/Hillsborough_disaster" title="Hillsborough disaster">Hillsborough disaster</a></figcaption></figure> <p>An <b>accident</b> is an unintended, normally unwanted event that was not directly caused by humans.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The term <i>accident</i> implies that nobody 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Most researchers who study <a href="/wiki/Unintentional_injury" class="mw-redirect" title="Unintentional injury">unintentional injury</a> avoid using the term <i>accident</i> and focus on factors that increase risk of severe injury and that reduce injury incidence and severity.<sup id="cite_ref-Robertson2015_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Robertson2015-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For example, when a tree falls down during a <a href="/wiki/Wind_storm" class="mw-redirect" title="Wind storm">wind storm</a>, its fall may not have been caused by humans, but the tree's type, size, health, location, or improper maintenance may have contributed to the result. Most <a href="/wiki/Traffic_collision" title="Traffic collision">car wrecks</a> are not true accidents; however, English speakers started using that word in the mid-20th century as a result of <a href="/wiki/Media_manipulation" title="Media manipulation">media manipulation</a> by the US automobile industry.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types">Types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Accident&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Types"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Unintentional_injuries_world_map-Deaths_per_million_persons-WHO2012.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Unintentional_injuries_world_map-Deaths_per_million_persons-WHO2012.svg/220px-Unintentional_injuries_world_map-Deaths_per_million_persons-WHO2012.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Unintentional_injuries_world_map-Deaths_per_million_persons-WHO2012.svg/330px-Unintentional_injuries_world_map-Deaths_per_million_persons-WHO2012.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Unintentional_injuries_world_map-Deaths_per_million_persons-WHO2012.svg/440px-Unintentional_injuries_world_map-Deaths_per_million_persons-WHO2012.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="940" data-file-height="415" /></a><figcaption>Unintentional injury deaths per million persons in 2012 <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col div-col-small" style="column-width: 10em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#ffff20; 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color:black;"> </span> 437–505</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#f08015; color:black;"> </span> 506–574</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#e06815; color:black;"> </span> 575–655</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#d85010; color:black;"> </span> 656–834</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#d02010; color:white;"> </span> 835–1,165</div></div> </figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Physical_and_non-physical">Physical and non-physical</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Accident&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Physical and non-physical"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Physical examples of accidents include unintended motor vehicle collisions, tongue biting while eating, electric shock by accidentally touching bare electric wire, drowning, <a href="/wiki/Fall_prevention" title="Fall prevention">falls</a>, being injured by touching something sharp or hot, or bumping into something while walking. </p><p>Non-physical examples are unintentionally revealing a <a href="/wiki/Secret" class="mw-redirect" title="Secret">secret</a> or otherwise saying something incorrectly, accidental deletion of data, or forgetting an appointment. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Accidents_by_activity">Accidents by activity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Accident&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Accidents by activity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Accidents during the execution of work or arising out of it are called <a href="/wiki/Work_accident" title="Work accident">work accidents</a>. According to the <a href="/wiki/International_Labour_Organization" title="International Labour Organization">International Labour Organization</a> (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.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In contrast, <a href="/wiki/Leisure" title="Leisure">leisure</a>-related accidents are mainly <a href="/wiki/Sports_injury" title="Sports injury">sports injuries</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Accidents_by_vehicle">Accidents by vehicle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Accident&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Accidents by vehicle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A._Provost_-_Versailles_-_Railroad_Disaster.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/A._Provost_-_Versailles_-_Railroad_Disaster.jpg/220px-A._Provost_-_Versailles_-_Railroad_Disaster.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/A._Provost_-_Versailles_-_Railroad_Disaster.jpg/330px-A._Provost_-_Versailles_-_Railroad_Disaster.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/A._Provost_-_Versailles_-_Railroad_Disaster.jpg/440px-A._Provost_-_Versailles_-_Railroad_Disaster.jpg 2x" data-file-width="892" data-file-height="524" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Versailles_rail_accident" title="Versailles rail accident">Versailles rail accident</a> in 1842</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b> with: data on vehicular collisions. 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You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Accident&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">December 2023</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Domino_effect_accidents">Domino effect accidents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Accident&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Domino effect accidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the process industry, a primary accident may propagate to nearby units, resulting in a chain of accidents, which is called <a href="/wiki/Domino_effect_accident" title="Domino effect accident">domino effect accident</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Common_causes">Common causes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Accident&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Common causes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Preventable_causes_of_death" title="Preventable causes of death">Preventable causes of death</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Accidents.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Accidents.svg/290px-Accidents.svg.png" decoding="async" width="290" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Accidents.svg/435px-Accidents.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Accidents.svg/580px-Accidents.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption>Incidence of accidents (of a severity of resulting in seeking medical care), sorted by activity (in Denmark in 2002)</figcaption></figure> <p>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 <a href="/wiki/National_Center_for_Health_Statistics" title="National Center for Health Statistics">National Center for Health Statistics</a>, falls, poisoning, and fire/burn injuries are the most common causes of accidental death.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The United States also collects statistically valid injury data (sampled from 100 hospitals) through the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System administered by the <a href="/wiki/Consumer_Product_Safety_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Consumer Product Safety Commission">Consumer Product Safety Commission</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NEISS_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NEISS-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This program was revised in 2000 to include all injuries rather than just injuries involving products.<sup id="cite_ref-NEISS_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NEISS-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Data on <a href="/wiki/Emergency_department" title="Emergency department">emergency department</a> visits is also collected through the <a href="/wiki/National_Health_Interview_Survey" title="National Health Interview Survey">National Health Interview Survey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In The U.S. the <a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics" title="Bureau of Labor Statistics">Bureau of Labor Statistics</a> has available on their website extensive statistics on workplace accidents.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accident_models">Accident models</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Accident&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Accident models"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pyramid_of_risks.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Pyramid_of_risks.svg/220px-Pyramid_of_risks.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Pyramid_of_risks.svg/330px-Pyramid_of_risks.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Pyramid_of_risks.svg/440px-Pyramid_of_risks.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="485" data-file-height="419" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Accident_triangle" title="Accident triangle">Accident triangles</a> have been proposed to model the number of minor problems vs. the number of serious incidents. These include Heinrich's triangle<sup id="cite_ref-Heinreich_1931_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Heinreich_1931-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Frank E. Bird's accident ratio triangle (proposed in 1966 and shown above).</figcaption></figure> <p>Many models to characterize and analyze accidents have been proposed,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which can be classified by type. No single model is the sole correct approach.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Notable types and models include:<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Sequential models <ul><li>Domino theory<sup id="cite_ref-Heinreich_1931_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Heinreich_1931-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Loss causation model<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>Complex linear models <ul><li>Energy damage model<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="A complete citation is needed. (April 2022)">full citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Time sequence models <ul><li>Generalized time sequence model<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="A complete citation is needed. (April 2022)">full citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Accident evolution and barrier function<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>Epidemiological models <ul><li>Gordon 1949<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Onward mappings model based on resident pathogens metaphor<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>Process model <ul><li>Benner 1975<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul></li> <li>Systemic models <ul><li>Rasmussen</li> <li>Reason model of system safety (embedding the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_cheese_model" title="Swiss cheese model">Swiss cheese model</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Healthcare_error_proliferation_model" title="Healthcare error proliferation model">Healthcare error proliferation model</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_reliability" title="Human reliability">Human reliability</a></li></ul></li> <li>Woods 1994<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul></li> <li>Non-linear models <ul><li><a href="/wiki/System_accident" title="System accident">System accident</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Systems-theoretic accident model and process (STAMP)<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Functional resonance analysis Method (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://functionalresonance.com/">FRAM</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Assertions that all existing models are insufficient<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="A complete citation is needed. (April 2022)">full citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Ishikawa_diagram" title="Ishikawa diagram">Ishikawa diagrams</a> are sometimes used to illustrate <a href="/wiki/Root-cause_analysis" class="mw-redirect" title="Root-cause analysis">root-cause analysis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Five_whys" title="Five whys">five whys</a> discussions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Accident&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="General">General</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Accident&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: General"><span>edit</span></a><span 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(2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ce_WAAAAQBAJ"><i>The Rhetoric of Intention in Human Affairs</i></a>. Lexington Books. p. 41. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7391-7905-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7391-7905-5"><bdi>978-0-7391-7905-5</bdi></a>. <q>Since 'accidents' by definition deprive us of first-order human causes…</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Rhetoric+of+Intention+in+Human+Affairs&rft.pages=41&rft.pub=Lexington+Books&rft.date=2013&rft.isbn=978-0-7391-7905-5&rft.aulast=Woodward&rft.aufirst=Gary+C.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Dce_WAAAAQBAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAccident" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Robertson2015-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Robertson2015_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRobertson2015" class="citation book cs1">Robertson, Leon S. (2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nanlee.net/"><i>Injury Epidemiology: Fourth Edition</i></a>. Lulu Books. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180126185850/http://www.nanlee.net/">Archived</a> from the original on 2018-01-26<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2017-12-09</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Injury+Epidemiology%3A+Fourth+Edition&rft.pub=Lulu+Books&rft.date=2015&rft.aulast=Robertson&rft.aufirst=Leon+S.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nanlee.net%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAccident" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStromberg2015" class="citation web cs1">Stromberg, Joseph (2015-07-20). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vox.com/2015/7/20/8995151/crash-not-accident">"We don't say "plane accident." We shouldn't say "car accident" either"</a>. <i>Vox</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210907052859/https://www.vox.com/2015/7/20/8995151/crash-not-accident">Archived</a> from the original on 2021-09-07<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2021-09-07</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Vox&rft.atitle=We+don%27t+say+%22plane+accident.%22+We+shouldn%27t+say+%22car+accident%22+either.&rft.date=2015-07-20&rft.aulast=Stromberg&rft.aufirst=Joseph&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vox.com%2F2015%2F7%2F20%2F8995151%2Fcrash-not-accident&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAccident" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/safety-and-health-at-work/lang--en/index.htm">ILO Safety and Health at Work</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220119054051/https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/safety-and-health-at-work/lang--en/index.htm">Archived</a> 2022-01-19 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>". International Labour Organization (ILO)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRunyanCasteelPerkis2005" class="citation journal cs1">Runyan CW, Casteel C, Perkis D, et al. (January 2005). "Unintentional injuries in the home in the United States Part I: mortality". <i>Am J Prev Med</i>. <b>28</b> (1): 73–9. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.amepre.2004.09.010">10.1016/j.amepre.2004.09.010</a>. <a href="/wiki/PMID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="PMID (identifier)">PMID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15626560">15626560</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Am+J+Prev+Med&rft.atitle=Unintentional+injuries+in+the+home+in+the+United+States+Part+I%3A+mortality&rft.volume=28&rft.issue=1&rft.pages=73-9&rft.date=2005-01&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1016%2Fj.amepre.2004.09.010&rft_id=info%3Apmid%2F15626560&rft.aulast=Runyan&rft.aufirst=CW&rft.au=Casteel%2C+C&rft.au=Perkis%2C+D&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAccident" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NEISS-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NEISS_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NEISS_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">CPSC. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cpsc.gov/en/Safety-Education/Safety-Guides/General-Information/National-Electronic-Injury-Surveillance-System-NEISS/">National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS)</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130313071450/http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Safety-Education/Safety-Guides/General-Information/National-Electronic-Injury-Surveillance-System-NEISS/">Archived</a> 2013-03-13 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. Database query available through: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cpsc.gov/en/Research--Statistics/NEISS-Injury-Data/">NEISS Injury Data</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130423073415/http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Research--Statistics/NEISS-Injury-Data/">Archived</a> 2013-04-23 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">NCHS. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/ervisits.htm">Emergency Department Visits</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170711015731/https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/ervisits.htm">Archived</a> 2017-07-11 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. CDC.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bls.gov/iif">"Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities"</a>. <i>www.bls.gov</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190602190845/https://www.bls.gov/iif/">Archived</a> from the original on 2019-06-02<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2014-04-02</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.bls.gov&rft.atitle=Injuries%2C+Illnesses%2C+and+Fatalities&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bls.gov%2Fiif&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAccident" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Heinreich_1931-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Heinreich_1931_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Heinreich_1931_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFH.W._Heinreich1931" class="citation book cs1">H.W. Heinreich (1931). <i>Industrial Accident Prevention</i>. McGraw-Hill.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Industrial+Accident+Prevention&rft.pub=McGraw-Hill&rft.date=1931&rft.au=H.W.+Heinreich&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAccident" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">A long list of books and papers is given in: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTaylor,_G.A.Easter,_K.M.Hegney,_R.P.2004" class="citation book cs1">Taylor, G.A.; Easter, K.M.; Hegney, R.P. (2004). <span class="id-lock-limited" title="Free access subject to limited trial, subscription normally required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/enhancingoccupat00tayl_968"><i>Enhancing Occupational Safety and Health</i></a></span>. Elsevier. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/enhancingoccupat00tayl_968/page/n259">241</a>–245, see also pp. 140–141, 147–153, also on Kindle. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0750661976" title="Special:BookSources/0750661976"><bdi>0750661976</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Enhancing+Occupational+Safety+and+Health&rft.pages=241-245%2C+see+also+pp.+140-141%2C+147-153%2C+also+on+Kindle&rft.pub=Elsevier&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=0750661976&rft.au=Taylor%2C+G.A.&rft.au=Easter%2C+K.M.&rft.au=Hegney%2C+R.P.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fenhancingoccupat00tayl_968&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAccident" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKjellenAlbrechtsen2017" class="citation book cs1">Kjellen, Urban; Albrechtsen, Eirik (2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=wW9GDgAAQBAJ"><i>Prevention of Accidents and Unwanted Occurrences: Theory, Methods, and Tools in Safety Management, Second Edition</i></a>. CRC Press. p. 75. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4987-3666-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4987-3666-4"><bdi>978-1-4987-3666-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Prevention+of+Accidents+and+Unwanted+Occurrences%3A+Theory%2C+Methods%2C+and+Tools+in+Safety+Management%2C+Second+Edition&rft.pages=75&rft.pub=CRC+Press&rft.date=2017&rft.isbn=978-1-4987-3666-4&rft.aulast=Kjellen&rft.aufirst=Urban&rft.au=Albrechtsen%2C+Eirik&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DwW9GDgAAQBAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAccident" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFYvonne_ToftGeoff_DellKaren_K_KlocknerAllison_Hutton2012" class="citation book cs1">Yvonne Toft; Geoff Dell; Karen K Klockner; Allison Hutton (2012). "Models of Causation: Safety". In HaSPA (Health and Safety Professionals Alliance) (ed.). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ohsbok.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/32-Models-of-causation-Safety.pdf"><i>OHS Body of Knowledge</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Safety Institute of Australia Ltd. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9808743-1-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-9808743-1-0"><bdi>978-0-9808743-1-0</bdi></a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170225133142/http://www.ohsbok.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/32-Models-of-causation-Safety.pdf">Archived</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> from the original on 2017-02-25<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2017-03-25</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Models+of+Causation%3A+Safety&rft.btitle=OHS+Body+of+Knowledge&rft.pub=Safety+Institute+of+Australia+Ltd.&rft.date=2012&rft.isbn=978-0-9808743-1-0&rft.au=Yvonne+Toft&rft.au=Geoff+Dell&rft.au=Karen+K+Klockner&rft.au=Allison+Hutton&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ohsbok.org.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F12%2F32-Models-of-causation-Safety.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAccident" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBirdGermain1985" class="citation book cs1">Bird, Frank E.; Germain, George L. (1985). <i>Practical Loss Control Leadership</i>. International Loss Control Institute. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0880610544" title="Special:BookSources/978-0880610544"><bdi>978-0880610544</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/858460141">858460141</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Practical+Loss+Control+Leadership&rft.pub=International+Loss+Control+Institute&rft.date=1985&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F858460141&rft.isbn=978-0880610544&rft.aulast=Bird&rft.aufirst=Frank+E.&rft.au=Germain%2C+George+L.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAccident" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gibson, Haddon, Viner</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Viner</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSvenson1991" class="citation journal cs1">Svenson, Ola (September 1991). "The Accident Evolution and Barrier Function (AEB) Model Applied to Incident Analysis in the Processing Industries". <i>Risk Analysis</i>. <b>11</b> (3): 499–507. <a href="/wiki/Bibcode_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bibcode (identifier)">Bibcode</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1991RiskA..11..499S">1991RiskA..11..499S</a>. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1539-6924.1991.tb00635.x">10.1111/j.1539-6924.1991.tb00635.x</a>. <a href="/wiki/PMID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="PMID (identifier)">PMID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1947355">1947355</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Risk+Analysis&rft.atitle=The+Accident+Evolution+and+Barrier+Function+%28AEB%29+Model+Applied+to+Incident+Analysis+in+the+Processing+Industries&rft.volume=11&rft.issue=3&rft.pages=499-507&rft.date=1991-09&rft_id=info%3Apmid%2F1947355&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1111%2Fj.1539-6924.1991.tb00635.x&rft_id=info%3Abibcode%2F1991RiskA..11..499S&rft.aulast=Svenson&rft.aufirst=Ola&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAccident" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFReason1991" class="citation book cs1">Reason, James T. (1991). "Too Little and Too Late: A Commentary on Accident and Incident Reporting". In Van Der Schaaf, T.W.; Lucas, D.A.; Hale, A.R. (eds.). <i>Near Miss Reporting as a Safety Tool</i>. Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 9–26.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Too+Little+and+Too+Late%3A+A+Commentary+on+Accident+and+Incident+Reporting&rft.btitle=Near+Miss+Reporting+as+a+Safety+Tool&rft.pages=9-26&rft.pub=Butterworth-Heinemann&rft.date=1991&rft.aulast=Reason&rft.aufirst=James+T.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAccident" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPerrow1984" class="citation book cs1">Perrow, Charles (1984). <i>Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies</i>. Basic Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0465051434" title="Special:BookSources/978-0465051434"><bdi>978-0465051434</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Normal+Accidents%3A+Living+with+High-Risk+Technologies&rft.pub=Basic+Books&rft.date=1984&rft.isbn=978-0465051434&rft.aulast=Perrow&rft.aufirst=Charles&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAccident" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLeveson2004" class="citation journal cs1">Leveson, Nancy (April 2004). "A new accident model for engineering safer systems". <i><a href="/wiki/Safety_Science" title="Safety Science">Safety Science</a></i>. <b>42</b> (4): 237–270. <a href="/wiki/CiteSeerX_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="CiteSeerX (identifier)">CiteSeerX</a> <span class="id-lock-free" title="Freely accessible"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.141.697">10.1.1.141.697</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1016%2FS0925-7535%2803%2900047-X">10.1016/S0925-7535(03)00047-X</a>.</cite><span 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