Accident/Incident Investigation

& Reporting
 Accident/Incident Reporting &
Investigation

• Layout of Training
1. Accident / Incident reporting

2. Accident / Incident Investigation

3. Outcome of Data Analysis

4. Exercise – How to fill the Accident/Incident form

 Accident/Incident Reporting &
Investigation
• Objectives
– Awareness of Reporting & Investigation

– Clear responsibilities

– Timely addressing of causes

– Prevention of recurrences .

– Enable to meet company objectives of:

1. Minimise No. of Accident / Incident

2. Cost effective operations

3. No harm to people / environment

 Accident/Incident Reporting &
Investigation

• Why we report & investigate

– Learn from mistakes

– Stop recurrence by identifying root causes& implementing

controls

– Government Agencies (e.g EGPC, EEAA) needs accidents

to be reported

– Insurance claims
Accident / Incident
Reporting
 Accident/Incident Reporting &
Investigation
• Accident
An accident is an unplanned event that results in harm
to people, loss of process or damage to property or the
environment.

• Incident
An incident is an unplanned event not resulting in loss,
which, under slightly different circumstances, could
have resulted in harm to people, loss of process or
damage to property or the environment.
 Accident/Incident Definitions

1. SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Disabling injuries and occupational illnesses causing subsequent
death, permanent injury or incapacity from work estimated to
exceed 3 months, or property damage and loss exceeding
$10,000.

2. MINOR ACCIDENT
First aid, non-disabling injury or occupational illnesses, which,
following treatment, do not result in, lost time, or property
damage and loss less than $10,000
Accident/Incident Definitions
3. FATAL ACCIDENT
Where a person(s) is involved in an accident from which he
sustain injuries, which cause death within 24 hours of the
accident.

4. LOST TIME ACCIDENT

An accident causing injury or occupational illness such that the
person concerned is unable to resume normal duties the next
day or shift (irrespective of field breaks, leave or holidays).

5. SPILLAGE
An unplanned loss of containment of any hazardous substance
which has the potential to damage the environment
irrespective of any secondary containment
 Levels of Reporting

• Minor Accident

– Will be Reported till the Divisional Manager

• Serious, Fatal and Lost Time Accident

– Will be Reported to Divisional Manager and General

Manager
 Responsibilities

• First Line Supervisor

– Should Report/Investigate all Accidents & Incidents

• Line/Division Manager
– Ensure all Accidents/Incidents are reported and
investigated as per the procedure

– Implement the identified Corrective Actions to stop the

recurrence
 Responsibilities

• HSE Manager
– Advise/Help Management in Reporting/Investigation

– Track implementation of Corrective Actions

– Keep Accident/Incident system updated

• General Manager
– Comment all Serious Accident/Incident Reports

– Ensure implementation of Procedure in its entirety

Accident / Incident
Investigation
Why We Investigate Accident or
Incident
• To find out
– What Happened
– When it happened
– Who were involved
– Extent of loss
– Causes of Happening
– How to prevent recurrence
• Causes of Accident/Incident
– Immediate Causes
– Basic Causes
 Immediate Causes

• Operating Equipment without authority

• Making Safety devices inoperative
• Failing to use Personal Protective Equipment (e.g Seat
belt, halmet etc)
• Horse Play
• Poor Housekeeping
• Defective Tools, Equipment, material
• Etc
 Basic Causes

• Lack of Skill
• Improper Motivation
• Inadequate Supervision
• Inadequate Maintenance
• Abuse/misuse of Equipment
• Inadequate Work Procedure
• Inadequate Training
• Etc
 What Happened

• Nature of injury/illness
– Fracture of a bone
– Cut / abrasion
– Burn (chemical) or (electrical)
– Bruise
– Etc
• Part of the Body Injured
– Head
– Eye
– Arm
– Elbow
– Arm
– Etc
 What was going on

• Operations at the time of Accident

– Drilling
– Seismic
– Transportation
– Material Handling
– Etc
• Activity leading to the Accident
– Using portable tools/equipments
– Driving
– Operating plant/equipments
– Lifting manually
– Etc
Outcome of Data Analysis
 Parts of Body Injured

Hand
Back 6% Eyes
• Identify Problem Areas 84% 3%
e.g Back Injury
• Enable us to get to the
Root Cause
Leg
6%
 Nature of Injury

Foreign Cut
• Nature of Injuries Body 6%
coincide with the initial 13%
Back Injury data Other
19%

Sprain
Strain
63%
 Operations at the time of
Accident

Transport
• Data identifies the
7%
operations involved in Production
Maintenance
the accident/incident 7%
20%

Materials
Handling
66%
 Activity leading to Accident

• Manual Handling is Driving

Tools 3%
identified as the major 6%
cause of Other
Accident/Incident 6%

• Can address by looking

into:
– Immediate Causes
– Basic Causes

Manual
Handling
85%
 Immediate Causes
Improper
Loading
• Improper Lifting Lack of Training 9% Poor House-
keeping
• Lack of Training 43% 4%
• CAR
– Proper Training to be
imparted
– Routine briefing on
‘Manual Handling’ to
all concerned Improper
Lifting 44%
 Basic Causes

Inadequate
Procedures Inadequate
Supervision
12%
8%

Improper Lack of Skill

Lifting
40% 40%
 Exercise – ‘How to fill an
ACCIDENT/INCIDENT form’
COMPLETION OF AN ACCIDENT/INCIDENT
FORM
Completion of the Accident/Incident form

Section A
This should contain all the general information concerning the acc/inc.

Section B
This will give a definition of the Accident/Incident

Section C
This section will give a full description of the Accident/Incident.

Section D
Tick the appropriate box(s) stating the part of body injured

Section E
Tick the appropriate box(s) advising the general nature of the illness or
injury
COMPLETION OF AN ACCIDENT/INCIDENT
FORM
Section F
Tick the appropriate box indicating the major type of operation in
progress at the time of the accident/incident
Section G
Tick the appropriate box indicating the incident leading to the
accident/incident

Section H
The basic cause is to be identified for corrective action compilation

Section I
The immediate cause(symptoms) can usually be identified easily.
Tick box as appropriate.

Section J
The cost of the accident/incident is an important parameter to Loss
Control
COMPLETION OF AN ACCIDENT/INCIDENT
FORM

Section K
This section can be utilized to sketch a site plan or a simple
schematic.

Section L
• The section is for the Supervisor completing the form to briefly
state the proposed actions to take to prevent re-occurrence.

Section M
• The Division Manager and HSE Department should review the
proposed corrective actions and the completeness of the form
making any relevant comments

Section N
• This section is to be completed by the relevant Management for
the corrective action approval.
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