occupational hazard
noun
: an injury or ailment resulting from the work one does or from the environment in which one works
Hand injuries are an occupational hazard for typists.
Examples of occupational hazard in a Sentence
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Drugs were an occupational hazard, Ms. Johnson said.
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Ruth La Ferla, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
Assassination was the main occupational hazard of ruling the Roman Empire: More than a dozen Roman rulers met violent ends between Julius Caesar in 44 B.C. and Severus Alexander.
—Kyle Harper, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2023
The online abuse may be an occupational hazard of serving in Congress at a tribal moment in politics, when there is little room for lawmakers to break with their own party, no matter the circumstances or the issue.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 22 July 2023
Most of those who were hospitalized have been men of working age, reflecting the fact that, for many Americans, heat is an occupational hazard.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 13 July 2023
And with her work focused on children, being around babies and toddlers often poses an occupational hazard for Kate!
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 15 June 2023
David Wilson for the Boston Globe For Irish author Nicole Flattery, typing is more than just an occupational hazard.
—Maya Homan, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2023
In this line of work, spurious correlations are an occupational hazard.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
Fame is far from the only occupational hazard in Hollywood.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2023
Ruth La Ferla, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
Assassination was the main occupational hazard of ruling the Roman Empire: More than a dozen Roman rulers met violent ends between Julius Caesar in 44 B.C. and Severus Alexander.
—Kyle Harper, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2023
The online abuse may be an occupational hazard of serving in Congress at a tribal moment in politics, when there is little room for lawmakers to break with their own party, no matter the circumstances or the issue.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 22 July 2023
Most of those who were hospitalized have been men of working age, reflecting the fact that, for many Americans, heat is an occupational hazard.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 13 July 2023
And with her work focused on children, being around babies and toddlers often poses an occupational hazard for Kate!
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 15 June 2023
David Wilson for the Boston Globe For Irish author Nicole Flattery, typing is more than just an occupational hazard.
—Maya Homan, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2023
In this line of work, spurious correlations are an occupational hazard.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
Fame is far from the only occupational hazard in Hollywood.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2023
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“Occupational hazard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occupational%20hazard. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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