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The inclusion criteria were qualitative descriptions of accidents defined as inadvertent events that cause significant social, psychological or physical changes at the functional level. We reviewed the health record, summarised the case descriptions and identified dominant themes.\n\nRESULTS. We included 52 patients and identified the themes: 1) Occupational accidents, 2) Psychological and cognitive consequences, 3) Racism and discrimination, 4) Occupational trauma of interpreters and 5) Social and economic detour following an accident. Accidents lead to chronic pain conditions, primarily post-traumatic stress disorder or re-traumatisation, loss of language skills and work retention challenges. Furthermore, patients with occupational accidents reported poor knowledge about legal and insurance rights.\n\nCONCLUSIONS. An accident may initiate, reproduce or accelerate poor health and a psycho-social detour for migrant patients. Workers\u2019 unions should inform migrant members about legal and insurance rights.\nof this subject among health professionals, unions and social workers could improve prevention interventions.\n\nFUNDING. None.\n\nTRIAL REGISTRATION. 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