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A work accident in a mine

An accident at work is defined as an external, sudden, unexpected, unintended, during the execution of work or arising out of it, which may lead to an industrial injury and /or fatality and /or material and /or environmental damages.The accident is a preceding "event" while the resulting damage,be it injury, fatality, material or environmental damages are all consequences of this event.

Where the accidents involve multiple fatalities they are often referred to as industrial disasters^[1]

v t e Employment
Classifications	Casual/Contingent • Full-time • Part-time • Self-employed/Independent contractor • Temporary • Wage labour
Hiring	Employment counsellor • Application • Background Check • Cover letter • Drug testing • Contract • Interview • Job hunting • Job fraud • Probation • Referral • Recruiter (Employment agency • Executive search) • Résumé/Curriculum Vitæ (CV) • Work-at-home scheme
Roles	Internship • Job • Numerary • Permanent • Permatemp • Supernumerary • Supervisor • Volunteer
Attendance	Break • Career break • Furlough • Gap year • Leave of absence • Long service leave • No call, no show • Sabbatical • Sick leave
Schedules	35-hour workweek • Eight-hour day • Flextime plan • Four-day week • Overtime • Retroactive overtime • Shift work • Telecommuting • Workweek • Working time
Wages	Living wage • Maximum wage • Minimum wage (Canada, USA, Hong Kong) • Overtime rate • Paid time off • Performance-related pay • Salary • Salary cap • Working poor
Benefits	Annual leave • Sick leave • Parental leave • Health insurance • Life insurance • Disability insurance • Take-home vehicle
Health & safety	Ergonomics • Industrial injury • Occupational disease • Occupational exposure limit • Occupational health psychology • Sick building syndrome • Work accident (Occupational fatality) • Workplace noise • Workplace stress • Workplace wellness • Work-life balance • Workers' compensation
Equality	Affirmative action • Equal pay for women
Infractions	Employee handbook • Evaluation • Labour law • Sexual harassment • Sleeping while on duty • Workplace bullying • Workplace surveillance
Willingness	Anti-work • Job satisfaction • Refusal of work • Workaholic • Work aversion • Work ethic • Wage slavery
Termination	At-will employment • Constructive dismissal • Dismissal • Layoff • Letter of resignation • Resignation • Retirement • Severance package • Types of unemployment • Unemployment • Unemployment benefits • Wrongful dismissal
Miscellaneous	Dead end job • Overqualification • Recession-proof job • Underemployment • Unemployment rates