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ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION QUESTION CHECKLIST

• ¨ Where and when did the ¨
accident happen?
• What were the outcomes of the
accident - injury, disease,
damage, death, near miss, loss?
• ¨ Who was injured/suffered ill
health?

• What was the cause of any injury?

• ¨ What was damaged? • What were the immediate and
underlying causes of the accident?

• ¨ What and where was the injurie.
bruise, crush, burn to right upper • What does the relevant risk
arm midway between elbow and assessment say?
shoulder.
• Was the risk known? If yes, why
was it not controlled? If no, why
not?
• Who was involved?
• Did the work organisation (or lack
¨ of it) impact on the accident?

• How did the accident happen?

¨ • Was the maintenance and cleaning

adequate?
• What activities were being carried
out at the time?

• Were the people involved suitable
and competent? Under 18?
• What did witnesses see, hear,
smell, feel, taste?

¨ • Did the workplace layout
influence the accident?
• Was there anything new or
different about the working
conditions?
• Did the nature, shape or form of
the materials influence the
accident?
• Were there adequate safe
systems of work and did people
stick to them?
• Did the work equipment influence
the accident? Was it difficult/
awkward to use?
• Was the activity being properly
supervised/managed?