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Definition of Accidents
1. accident [n] - See also: accident
Lexicographical Neighbors of Accidents
Literary usage of Accidents
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"In coal mines the number of fatal accidents decreased from 2785 in 1913 to 2454
... Undoubtedly a large proportion of industrial accidents are preventable, ..."
2. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1912)
"Falling off in output of mines, cause; no. of fatal accidents and tons coal ...
Many fatal accidents to brakemen; accidents from misplaced switches. ..."
3. Biennial Report by Vermont Public Service Commission (1898)
"The following tables will concisely show the character of the accidents reported,
... A report of the proceedings of the Board relating to all accidents ..."
4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1866)
"The Practice of Medicine and Surgery applied to the Diseases and Accidents incident
to Women. By WM. H. BYFORD, AM, MD, author of a "Treatise on the Chronic ..."
5. Index of Mining Engineering Literature: Comprising an Index of Mining by Walter Richard Crane (1912)
"I. Loss of Life In Mining DEATH FROM Accidents IN MINES. PCM & M. Soc. ...
FATAL Accidents IN COAL MINES OF NORTH AMERICA. By FL Hoffman. E. & MJ, vol. ..."