The Goiânia accident [ɡojˈjɐniɐ] was a radioactive contamination accident that occurred on September 13, 1987, in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, after an unsecured...

The Three Mile Island accident was a partial nuclear meltdown of the Unit 2 reactor (TMI-2) of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station. It happened...

William Crammond (British, 32) and Martin Saunders. At the time of the accident, decompression chambers 1 and 2 (along with a third chamber which was not...

result of sickness or injury. It includes insurance for losses from accident, medical expense, disability, or accidental death and dismemberment".: 225 ...

against Medical Accidents (AvMA) is a UK charity for patient safety and justice. It works with people who have been affected by medical accidents. It is...

An accident is an unintended, normally unwanted event that was not directly caused by humans. The term accident implies that nobody should be blamed, but...

aviation accident. Preventing accidents and incidents is the main goal of aviation safety. One of the earliest recorded aviation accidents occurred on...

energy accidents rated at the maximum severity on the International Nuclear Event Scale, the other being the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. The response...

A chemical accident is the unintentional release of one or more hazardous chemicals, which could harm human health and the environment. Such events include...

The Fukushima nuclear accident was a major nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan, which began on 11...

42°00′43″E / 42.78222°N 42.01194°E / 42.78222; 42.01194 The Lia radiological accident began on December 2, 2001, with the discovery of two orphan radiation sources...

106°17′54″W / 35.88167°N 106.29833°W / 35.88167; -106.29833 A criticality accident occurred on December 30, 1958, at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)...

"traffic accident" or "gunshot wound". In some cases an autopsy is performed, either due to general legal requirements, because the medical cause of death...

Tokaimura nuclear accidents refer to two nuclear related incidents near the village of Tōkai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The first accident occurred on 11...

48 hours after he died from injuries caused by a freakish accident at Westchester Medical Center. Taylor, Phil (1 April 2002). "Death of a Fan The deflected...

The 2010 Copiapó mining accident, also known as the "Chilean mining accident", began on 5 August 2010, with a cave-in at the San José copper–gold mine...

than other, less frequent types of tragedy. The commonly used term car accident is increasingly falling out of favor with many government departments and...

A nuclear and radiation accident is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "an event that has led to significant consequences to people...

Accident insurance is a type of insurance where the policy holder is paid directly in the event of an accident resulting in injury of the insured. The...

car accident, and subsequently became the focus of a court battle between supporters and opponents of euthanasia. Shortly after her accident, medical staff...

a tragic accident, Medical Mutual is back on track with longtime leader Rick Chiricosta". (June 2009) Reuters.com: "Walgreens Accepts Medical Mutual of...

many states have enacted laws excluding expressions of sympathy after accidents as proof of liability. Disclosure may actually reduce malpractice payments...

in 527,000 deaths. The most common cause of falls in healthy adults is accidents. It may be by slipping or tripping from stable surfaces or stairs, improper...

of Atomic Radiation. 18 May 2016. p. 9. Planning the Medical Response to Radiological Accidents p. 16. International Journal of Radiation Biology, 1998...

about David Holmes, a stunt double who was paralysed after a stunt testing accident during production on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. It was...

The fallacy of converse accident is an informal fallacy that occurs when a rule that applies only to an exceptional case is wrongly applied to all cases...

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) investigates civil aircraft accidents and serious incidents within the United Kingdom, its overseas territories...

deaths caused by the accident. Nuclear and radiation accidents Goiânia accident Radiotherapy accident in Costa Rica Radiotherapy accident in Zaragoza Lushbaugh...

This lists significant accidents involving railway rolling stock, including crashes, fires and incidents of crew being overcome by locomotive emissions...

contribute to frequent lethal road accidents. Among these include the 2023 Lasbela bus crash and the Kallar Kahar school bus accident, both of which were mass casualty...