accident
unforeseen event that causes damage to a person or property
hazardous substance accident
event in which dangerous goods are released unintentionally
sloth bear of Mysore
deadly bear killed in 1957
The Big One
American car racing term for a crash involving multiple cars
distress
state of emergency of a vessel or individual
Shizuoka gas explosion
gas explosion in Shizuoka, Japan
Final Descent of the Sava River
accident on Sava River, Slovenia
Bento Rodrigues dam disaster
iron ore tailings dam failure in Brazil, disaster which occurred on 5 November 2015
Star Canopus diving accident
fatal offshore diving bell accident in 1978
Drill Master diving accident
fatal diving bell accident off Norway in 1974
Battle of May Island
British friendly-fire naval disaster
Ethan Allen boating accident
boating incident
fall
downwards motion, under the influence of gravity
capsize of the ferry ''Pearl''
1896 ferry accident in Brisbane, Australia
Traffic Challenge
national program for the prevention of road traffic injuries for children and young people
Baghdad hospital fire
fire at Ibn al-Khatib Hospital on 24 April 2021
swimming accident
personal accident while swimming or bathing
Erfurt latrine disaster
12th-century accident in the Holy Roman Empire
Kelly Keen coyote attack
1981 fatal coyote attack in the United States
broadcasting accident
Causes of unexpected problems during broadcasting
autoerotic fatality
accidental damage that occurs during sexual self-stimulation
system accident
unanticipated interaction of multiple failures in a complex system
unintentional discharge
event of a firearm discharging at a time not intended by the user
Dick Cheney hunting incident
Accidental shooting involving Dick Cheney in 2006
Cairngorm Plateau Disaster
Scottish mountaineering tragedy in 1971
rapid unscheduled disassembly
euphemism used in the space industry for the unplanned failure (usually via explosion) of a rocket or other space vehicle
Columbus radiotherapy accident
radiotherapy accident in Columbus, Ohio
explosion
sudden release of energy through high temperatures and gas expansion
Big Dig ceiling collapse
Highway tunnel disaster
Kilbirnie Street fire
1972 warehouse fire in Glasgow, Scotland
Broken Arrow
United States military nuclear incident terminology
Nishi Door Accident
Japanese high school student
transport accident
accident in transportation
Nutty Putty Cave accident
2009 cave accident in Utah, United States
work accident
occurrence during work that leads to physical or mental harm, or injury
chemical accident
unintentional release of one or more hazardous substances which could harm human health and the environment
structural failure
engineering event in which the structural integrity of a construction is compromised by failure of components of the structure
nuclear accident
event that has led to significant consequences to people, the environment or the facility
water accident
accident that occurs in a body of water, such as sea, river, lake, swimming pool, etc.
magnet quench
abnormal termination of superconducting magnet operation
hunting accident
type of accident
Child vehicular heat stroke deaths
phenomenon in which children are mistakenly left in vehicles