ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND REPORTING Week 8 IE438 Quiz

To determine the cause of the accident and prevent similar accidents in the future.

If an accident results in the death of an employee or hospitalization of 5 or more employees.

Maintain records of occupational injuries and illnesses as they occur.

<p>To record minor incidents and answer who, what, where, and when.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Accidents are not investigated to determine and eliminate the cause.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ongoing effort of reducing the likelihood of accidents and preventing similar accidents from happening in the future.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Place a ruler or coin next to the object when making a close-up photograph.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Three categories: Primary witness, Secondary witness, Tertiary witness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Immediately after the list has been compiled.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>At the accident scene.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To record the findings of the accident investigation, the cause of the accident, and recommendation for corrective actions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To identify causes so that they can be corrected, not to assign blame.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An active role.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Isolate the accident scene, record all evidence, photograph or video tape the accident scene, identify witnesses, and interview witnesses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>OSHA document 2056.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A report must be submitted to the nearest OSHA office within 48 hours.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are not investigated to determine and eliminate the cause.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Who, what, when, where, why, and how.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>OSHA form 301</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>who, what, where, when, and why</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>to prevent the company from treating only the symptom or solving the wrong problem</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>to have a professional conduct the investigation, even if it means bringing in an outside consultant</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Personal beliefs and feelings, decision to work unsafely, mismatch or overload, system failure, traps, unsafe conditions, unsafe acts</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Causes of the accidents</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>What type of work was the injured person doing, Exactly what was the injured person doing or trying to do at the time of the accident, Was the injured person proficient in the task being performed at the time of the accident, Had the worker received proper training, Was the injured person authorized to use the equipment or perform the process involved in the accident, Were there other workers present at the time of the accident, If so, who are they, and what were they doing, Was the task in question being performed according to properly approved procedures</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Isolate the accident scene, Record all the evidence, Photograph or videotape the scene, Identify witnesses, Interview witnesses</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Certain types of evidence may be perishable, the accident scene may be disturbed, pressure may mount to get a critical piece of machinery back into operation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Photographs do not always reveal objects in their proper perspective</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>the safety and health professional</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>a member of the team and in most cases should chair it</p> Signup and view all the answers