Science, Maths & Technology
Assessing risk in engineering, work and life
...concept of a non-injury accident. He defined this as an unintended event that causes property loss by damage to plant, equipment or materials, but does not cause actual injury, although it may have the potential to do so. In his work with around 1500 organisations, Heinrich concluded that for every major injury, there are 29 minor injuries and 300 accidents where no...