United States Government Glossary of Interagency and Associated Terms/accident
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| accident - a mine explosion, mine ignition, mine fire, or mine inundation, or injury to, or death of, any person. | (SOURCE - DOI, US Code 30 §802.) |
| accident - a sudden accident, or a natural event culminating in an accident, that results in death incurred at a discrete location by at least 75 natural persons. | (SOURCE - DOJ, US Code 28, §1369) |
| accident - An aircraft related occurrence in which a person is fatally or seriously injured, the aircraft is substantially damaged or the aircraft is missing. | (SOURCE - DOS/ USAID, FAM, 2 FAM 912.2) |
| accident - damage to or destruction of vehicles in surface or air transportation or pipelines, regardless of whether the initiating event is accidental or otherwise. | (SOURCE - DOT, US Code 49, §1101.) |