It may seem silly, but being a non-native English speaker (and writer), I find it difficult sometimes to choose appropriate words for my writing.
Can someone help me to find a COMMON word for all the "Artifical accidents", like Roadside accidents, building collapse, or fire, or someone who falls from the building?
This site provides a discussion of the use of the word accident in connection with safety, which I found quite interesting, but it does not provide an all-purpose alternative to using the term. Rather, it advocates its use. Is the term "accident" still acceptable?
There is a move away from calling vehicle collisions accidents, as although they may happen by accident – that is, not (usually) on purpose –accident does not really describe what has occurred. For vehicles – Collisions, car wrecks, prangs?
Maybe consider "Artificial accidents" to be:
Unforeseen events? Preventable events? Unintentional occurrences?
As per Merriam-Webster an accident is:
a: an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance Their meeting was an accident.
b: lack of intention or necessity: chance They met by accident rather than by design.
2 a: an unfortunate event resulting, especially from carelessness or ignorance He was involved in a traffic accident.
This response is not intended to be definitive, as I don't think there is a term that applies which really covers what is being sought. However, I found the question interesting in that the word the commonly used for a traffic mishap (aka accident) is undergoing a change in some jurisdictions/areas.
n. An accident, especially one involving serious injury or loss of life.
The word is often used in the context of death but is also acceptable in the context of severe injury due to accident
