1. Accidents at work

1.1 Different types of accident

An accident at work is defined by Articles L. 411-1 and L.411-2 of the French Social Security Code. It is an event affecting an employee or a person on company premises for professional reasons. It must meet the following criteria:

• as an "accidental fact";

• arising out of or in connection with working hours;

• it must be precisely dated;

• it must cause physical or mental injury.

There are three types of workplace accidents:

• Accident at work: when the events occurred in the course of professional activity at the workplace;...