accidental injury
Hurt by chance
Accidental injury is harm that occurs unintentionally, without deliberate cause—a fall, a car crash, a workplace mishap.
The phrase appears frequently in insurance policies and legal contexts, where the distinction between accidental and intentional matters for liability and coverage: The policy covers accidental injury but excludes self-inflicted harm.
- fallDescend under gravity
- twisted ankleLigament injury from rolling
- bodily harmDamage to one's person
- poisoningHarmful substance exposure
- fractureSplit in hard material
broken bone · suffocation · collision · disability · shock · explosion · sprain · chronic pain · drowning · electrocution · burn · laceration · concussion · cut · slip and fall · whiplash · medical emergency · emergency room
- accidentsmishap, collision, car crash, motorcycle crash, fumble
accidental injuryassault
Violent offensive act
battery · self-harm · aggravated assault · intentional harm · violent crime
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