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  • ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE

    The following steps should be taken following report of a work-related illness accident resulting in property loss or injury/illness requiring medical attention. The investigation procedure outlined must be completed by the immediate supervisor within 24 hours of notification of the incident.

    1. Immediately secure proper medical treatment for injured.
    2. Investigate/report accident:
    A. Do not disturb accident site until adequate review has been completed.
    B. Talk to eyewitnesses; take notes.
    C. Carefully recreate accident, and take photographs as appropriate.
    D. Consider all aspects of accident cause; who, what, when, where, how, why.
    E. Complete the Employee Injury Report. Take note that the purpose of accident investigation is prevention of future accidents, not fixing blame.

  • Prepared By

  • Conducted on

  • Store Location

Investigation

Type of Injury

  • Who was injured?

Take Photos

  • Photo of injured part of body (required)

  • Photo of the cause of the injury (injury)

  • Photo of surroundings (required)

  • Additional photo (optional)

Employee Information

  • EMPLOYEE NAME

  • EMPLOYEE'S DEPARTMENT

  • EMPLOYEE's JOB TITLE

  • Shift Number at time of accident

Injury Information

  • DATE & TIME OF INCIDENT (Not this report)

  • INCIDENT LOCATION

  • INJURY ILLNESS

  • BODY PART INJURED

  • SOURCE OF INJURY

  • ACCIDENT TYPE

  • INCIDENT CAUGHT ON VIDEO?

Cause of Injury (Check All That Apply)

  • Cause of Injury

Employee's Description of Accident

Department Manager/Supervisor Description of Accident

Witnesses

  • Are there any witnesses?

  • Employee Name

  • Witness Description

Management Action

Customer Injury

  • DATE & TIME OF INCIDENT

  • INCIDENT CAUGHT ON VIDEO?

  • INCIDENT LOCATION

  • AISLE NUMBER

  • BODY PART INJURED

  • ALLEGED INJURY TYPE?

  • ALLEGED INJURY CAUSE?

PHOTOGRAPHS

  • PHOTO OF BOTTOM OF CUSTOMER SHOES

  • PHOTO OF FLOOR WITH HAZARD in PICTURE (CLOSE UP)

  • PHOTO OF FLOOR WITH HAZARD in PICTURE (WIDE ANGLE)

  • PHOTO OF INJURED PERSON'S PART OF BODY

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS

  • SEQUENCE OF EVENTS (DESCRIBED BY INJURED PERSON)

  • DRAW INCIDENT (If Applicable)

  • SIGNATURE OF INJURED PERSON

WITNESSES

  • ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES?

  • Witess Name

  • Witness Phone Number

  • Witness Description of Accident

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