Title Page
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This is a report of a:
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Date of Incident
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This report is made by:
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Prepared by
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Location
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Instructions: Complete this form as soon as possible after an incident that results in serious injury or illness.
(Optional: Use to investigate a minor injury or near miss that could have resulted in a serious injury or illness.)
Step 1: Injured employee (complete this part for each injured employee)
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Employee headshot
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Does employee understand that any incident which involves an employee getting hurt must be reported immediately?
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Did employee immediately report the injury? (If so create a note indicating whom injury was reported to.)
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Was accident report form filled out and sent to Human Resources? (If so attach accident report form below.)
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Employee Name
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Employee ID #
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Sex
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Address
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Phone number
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Date of birth
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Job title
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Part(s) of body affected: (indicate all that apply.)
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Nature of injury:
- Minor abrasion, scrapes
- Broken bone
- Bruise
- Burn (heat)
- Burn (chemical)
- Concussion (to the head)
- Crushing Injury
- Cut, laceration, puncture
- Hernia
- Illness
- Sprain, strain
- Damage to a body system
- Slip, trip or fall
- Other
- Eye injury
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This employee works:
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Length of employment
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Field experience
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Supervisor Name
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Supervisor phone number
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Firs aid procedure (if any)
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If employee saw a Doctor (Doctors name, phone number, and medical facility)
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If employee saw a Doctor was employee medically cleared to work on RTW form (return to work form)
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Notes:
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RTW form (return to work form)
Step 2: Describe the incident
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Exact location of the incident
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Time of incident
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What part of employee’s workday?
- Entering or leaving work
- Doing normal work activities
- During meal period
- During break
- Working overtime
- Other
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Names of witnesses (if any)
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Written witness statements:
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Photo(s) of injury:
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Photos of the scene:
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Employees credentials
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What personal protective equipment was being used (if any)?
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Describe, step-by-step the events that led up to the injury. Include names of any machines, parts, objects, tools, materials and other important details.
Step 3: What caused or potentially caused the incident to happen?
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Select all that apply
- Inadequate guard
- Unguarded hazard
- Safety device is defective
- Tool or equipment defective
- Workstation layout is hazardous
- Unsafe lighting
- Unsafe ventilation
- Lack of needed personal protective equipment
- Lack of appropriate equipment / tools
- Unsafe clothing
- Insufficient training
- Insubordination
- Other
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Unsafe acts by people: (Select all that apply)
- Operating without permission
- Operating at unsafe speed
- Servicing equipment that has power to it
- Making a safety device inoperative
- Using defective equipment
- Using equipment in an unapproved way
- Unsafe lifting
- Taking an unsafe position or posture
- Distraction, teasing, horseplay
- Failure to wear personal protective equipment
- Failure to use the available equipment / tools
- Other
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Were any unsafe acts or conditions reported prior to the incident?
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Have there been similar incidents or near misses prior to this one?
Step 4: How can future incidents be prevented?
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What should be (or has been) done to carry out the suggestion(s) checked above?
Step 5: Who completed and reviewed this form?
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I have provided the information on this report and reviewed it to ensure that it was accurately recorded.
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Written by
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Title