An event that happens without apparent cause.
An aviation accident
The definition of leaving the scene of an accident is a person who flees an accident after being part of it. They drive off without giving insurance information or waiting for the police to arrive at the scene.
OSHA does not define the word "accident" and does not use it in its regulations.
The definition of an accident reportable to the DOT is different from the definition of an accident recordableunder OSHA. The same event may trigger both requirements or only one of the two. It depends on the specific circumstances.
The definition of an accident reportable to the DOT is different from the definition of an accident recordableunder OSHA. The same event may trigger both requirements or only one of the two. It depends on the specific circumstances.
-nounan unfortunate accident.
Serendipity is most commonly described as "A happy accident".
There is no legal definition of a "major" accident. It is a loose description that is usually applied to any accident which causes major costly damage and/or injury or death.
A "semi-accident" does not have a concrete definition. A small fender bender that resolves in no visible damage or harm to the drivers or automobiles, for example, would qualify as a semi-accident.
Happy accident isn't an idiom since the words do not mean something figurative. They are literal. It more than likely came from the definition of serendipitous. It is an accident that makes you happy.
A homicide is a death that can't be ruled as natural causes, an accident or a suicide. An act of unlawfully killing another person, by accident or design.
The technical definition of a road traffic accident is a collision of one motor vehicle with another, a pedestrian, animal, or a stationary obstruction. Traffic collisions result in injury, death, vehicle damage and property damage.