industrial accident

noun

: an accident in a factory
He was hurt in an industrial accident.

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For example, addressing a product recall will look much different than addressing a natural disaster, industrial accident or cyber attack. Michele Dobnikar, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 Check this out 🔥 ‘Gates of Hell’: Rarely does an industrial accident develop into a tourist attraction. Daniel Wine, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024 By Day 7, even with the backyard reeking like an industrial accident at a toothpaste factory, the tiny trio of terrorists was back in full force. Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024 She was discovered by her co-workers and taken to a hospital for treatment, but was pronounced dead at around 1 p.m. No other details about the industrial accident were released. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2024 However, once again, with feeling: the explosion at the fuel plant, which is the only recent event by the striking workers that could be described as violent, was a terrible industrial accident caused by the scabs who went there to circumvent the strike. Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2024 Nicolas Cage costars in this romantic classic as the inconvenient sibling in question, a baker missing a hand from an industrial accident who woos Cher’s character with puppy-dog charm. Katie Rife, EW.com, 31 May 2024 Morrill’s great-grandfather, Raymond Winfield, Starring’s father, was died by electrocution in an industrial accident, leaving his wife, Frances Olsen, and her three children fatherless. Giuseppe Ricapito, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024 In southern California, for example, an industrial accident at a major natural gas underground storage facility at Aliso Canyon threatened the electricity supply in and around the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego. Amy Myers Jaffe, Foreign Affairs, 9 Nov. 2017

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“Industrial accident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrial%20accident. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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