industrial accident

collocation in English

meaningsofindustrialandaccident

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industrial
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əl/us
/ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əl/
in or related to industry, or having a lot of industry and ...
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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 ofindustrialandaccidentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I was recently asked to assess a man who had been injured in anindustrialaccident.
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Then he escapes into anindustrialaccident.
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This man, before hisindustrialaccident, was well and fit.
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It provides security against the ordinaryindustrialaccidentof unemployment.
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It was anindustrialaccidentat the point of manufacture.
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Is there a distinction between industrial disease andindustrialaccident?
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Soon after the turn of the century, many state legislatures created specialindustrialaccidentcommissions to analyze the situation and recommend changes.
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Man-made gravity currents can be produced by sudden release of heavy vapour into the atmosphere, which may occur by design or owing to anindustrialaccident.
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On the one hand, people are awarded benefit if they have had anindustrialaccident.
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They are often the ones who are likely to be in anindustrialaccident.
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First, after anyindustrialaccidentthere is bound to be an inquiry.
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Is he really justified in riding it off by saying that it was anindustrialaccident?
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That was my firstindustrialaccident, and it was my fault.
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As a result, more will now be expected ofindustrialaccidentprevention organisation.
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Exactly the same applies to men in someindustrialaccidentnot getting full compensation.
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This develops in connection with industrial disease more than in connection withindustrialaccident.
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I think that we all agree that we do not want a single avoidableindustrialaccident.
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The affair was covered up at the time, but anindustrialaccidenthappened.
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This was reported as anindustrialaccidentand there was no earnings rule.
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Many people lose several pounds a week because of anindustrialaccident.
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Often a man who has had anindustrialaccidenthas trouble with his marriage.
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One area which could cause concern is a majorindustrialaccident.
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Clearly, it will provide important information when a man claims damages against his employer after anindustrialaccident.
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He lost the sight of one eye in anindustrialaccidentand the sight of the other from natural causes.
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