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Session Objectives
You will be able to:– Understand your role in the investigation process– Gather facts– Talk to witnesses– Determine causal factors– Identify corrective actions– Send report results to the appropriate people
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Why Investigate Accidents?
– Determine the root cause– Identify corrective actions– Prevent the accident from happening again– Document the accident– Report findings to agency Safety Coordinators
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You Have Key Roles
– Report any accident or near-miss immediately– As a witness, describe what you observed– Provide your knowledge of normal operating
practices in the situation– Suggest corrective actions
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Accident Investigators
– Employees trained to investigate accidents
– Safety committee member
– Supervisor– Safety Coordinator
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Investigator’s Qualifications
– Understand important role of accident investigation
– Have authority and accountability– Have skills to evaluate the incident– Ability to clearly communicate details
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Investigate All Accidents
– Workplace fatality– Lost time from the
job or days away from work
– Restricted ability to work
– Medical treatment– First aid – Near-miss incidents
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When to Investigate?
– Immediately after incident
– Interview witnesses before memories fade
– Assess the scene before clues are moved
– Finish investigation quickly
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Accident Investigation Is Like a Police Investigation
– Check the scene before anything has been moved
– Assemble evidence– Interview the
witnesses– Find what, why, and
how
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The Accident Occurs
– Employee immediately reports the accident to a supervisor
– Supervisor assesses need for outside medical treatment
– Accident scene is left intact– Supervisor contacts OptaComp– Supervisor completes incident form and
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Beginning the Investigation
– Investigator reports to the scene
– Look at the big picture
– Record initial observations
– Take pictures if they will aid in the investigation
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Questions that Need Answers
– What happened?– When did it happen?– Where did it happen?– Who was involved?– How did it happen?– Why did it happen?– How can we keep it
from happening again?
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Fact Gathering
– Name of injured and involved employees
– Name of witnesses– Date and time of the
incident– Work shift
information
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Fact Gathering (cont.)
– General location of the incident– Specific location of involved employees– Normal job duties and training– Type of injury and body part injured
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Fact Gathering (cont.)
– Machines, tools, or equipment used
– Chemicals involved– Environmental
conditions
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Interviewing Witnesses
– Interview witnesses one at a time– Convey your desire to prevent accidents– Encourage witness to describe the accident in his
or her own words– Discuss what happened leading up to and after
the accident– Use open-ended questions
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Sequence of Events
– Events leading up to the incident
– Describe events of the incident
– Events that happened immediately after the incident
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Incident Description
– Details so reader can clearly picture the incident
– Specific body parts affected
– Specific motions of injured employee just before, during, and after incident
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Causal Factors
– Try not to accept single cause theory– Identify underlying causes – Primary cause– Secondary causes
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Corrective Actions
– Immediate corrective actions– Recommended corrective actions
Employee training Preventive maintenance activities Better job procedures Hazard recognition and reporting Engineering or administrative changes
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Completed Report
– Completed and by investigator
– Reviewed by employee and their supervisor
– Forwarded to management and the Agency Safety Coordinator
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Key Points to Remember
– Accident investigations prevent other accidents– Investigate accidents immediately– Gather all the facts– Interview witnesses one at a time– Record detailed description– Determine causal factors– Conduct corrective actions– Accident review between injured worker and their supervisor– Reports sent to Agency Safety Coordinator
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