Report Investigator:

  • Prepared by:

Employee Information:

Employee Information:

  • Name of Employee Invoved:

  • Contact Number:

  • Hire Date:

  • Job Title:

  • Did the Employee violate a safety or health regulation that lead to the near miss?

  • Safety violation:

Jobsite Information:

  • Location of the Near Miss:
  • Employee was performing work for:

  • Jobsite Foreman:

  • Crew members involved:

  • Any Witnesses?

  • Name of Witness:

  • Nearest Medical Facility:

Near Miss Classification:

Near Miss Classification:

  • Type of Near Miss:

  • Potential Body Part affected:

  • Rate the likelihood of near miss reoccurence from 1-5:

  • Rate the Severity of Potential injury or property damage from 1-5:

  • Evaluate the level of risk associated with the near miss by multiplying liklihood by severity.

  • From the Calculated number above, rank the near miss to provide an overall risk factor.

Near Miss Investigation:

Employee Statement:

  • Explain What happened in your own words:

Hazard Classification:

  • What is the nature of the near miss?

Root Cause Investigation

  • 1. What Happened?

  • 2. Why did this happen? (Direct Cause)

  • 3. Why did #2 happen? (unsafe act/condition/indirect cause)

  • 4. Why did this unsafe act/condition/indirect cause happen?

  • Root Cause of the Injury:

Corrective Actions

  • What can we do to correct the root cause? How can we prevent the near miss from occuring in the future?

  • Attached Pictures:

  • Employee Signature:

  • Safety Manager Signature:

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