Industrial accident

An industrial accident is defined as an accident or incident during working hours. As a result, the employee suffers physical injuries or mental damage. Accidents which occur when travelling to and from the workplace are not included.
The data presented in this article are based upon the National Survey on Working Conditions (NEA). The NEA is conducted by the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) and Statistics Netherlands (CBS) with support from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.