Abstract
Work-related accidents are a major public health issue, mainly affecting low-skilled workers. Their scale remains underestimated, despite the fact that working conditions are becoming increasingly precarious. Drawing on quantitative and qualitative research, we will examine the reasons behind their invisibility in public health data, and the characteristics of work organization and working conditions that encourage their occurrence. We will also look at the social and institutional logics that lead to the downplaying of the organizational and structural causes of work-related accidents in procedures for accessing compensation rights.
