on the job accidents

It depends. The question to ask are whether a party could find you at fault. It is possible that your employer could also be sued, but this would not necessarily exclude you from being sued as well. More information would be necessary to properly evaluate whether you could be held liable or not.

Negligence is a commonly claimed for tort actions (sueing for a wrong done against someone, a civil action). The basic requirements are a legal duty and breach of that duty. Feel free to email with questions. Hope this is helpful.