Deck 8: Accident Investigation

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a broad category of common causes of workplace accidents?

A)Unsafe acts
B)Decision to work unsafely
C)Unsafe conditions
D)Misinterpretation of OSHA standards

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A secondary witness is one who was not present at the accident but has relevant information about it.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Safety professionals need to know the common causes of accidents so that they can more quickly narrow down the range of possible causes when an accident occurs.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Safety professionals who focus on finding fault rather than finding facts will not be effective accident investigators.

Question 5

A primary or eye-witness is one who actually saw the accident occur.

Question 6

Accident-analysis reports are for determining why an accident occurred and should be completed by a professional.

Question 7

You should never conduct interviews at the scene of the accident because you might damage evidence.

Question 8

A tertiary witness to a workplace accident is one who:

A)Heard the accident and turned to view it right after it happened
B)Was not present at the accident but has knowledge pertinent to it
C)Was involved in the accident but was not injured
D)Saw the accident but is not sure what happened or how

Question 9

It is better to wait 24 hours before conducting an accident investigation so that witnesses have time to think through what they want to say.

Question 10

An event does not have to result in an injury to be classified as an accident.

Question 11

A mistake accident investigators should avoid is:

A)Failing to investigate near misses
B)Failing to investigate in a timely manner
C)Taking ineffective corrective action
D)All of the above

Question 12

The purpose of the accident report is to:

A)Create the documentation needed to terminate unsafe employees
B)Protect the company from litigation
C)Record the findings of the accident investigation including causes and recommended corrective action
D)All of the above

Question 13

Facts to be uncovered in an accident investigation can be summarized as who, what, when, where, why, and how.

Question 14

Personal beliefs and feelings is one category of common causes of accidents.

Question 15

An incident is an event that did not cause damage or injury but had the potential to.

Question 16

When photographing an accident scene, a familiar object such as a ruler, coin, or finger is placed in the photo for what reason?

A)Ensure credit to the photographer
B)Gain perspective
C)Authenticate the evidence
D)Point out a particular aspect of the scene

Question 17

The purpose of investigating accidents is to assess blame.

Question 18

One key to getting the facts in an interview after an accident is to:

A)Ask open-ended questions
B)Record the interview
C)Bring all of the witnesses together in the same room at the same time
D)All of the above

Question 19

The first step in conducting an accident investigation is to identify eye witnesses.

Question 20

Which of the following terms is sometimes used in place of the term "incident"?

A)Accident
B)Near miss
C)Hazard prevention failure
D)Safety breakdown

Question 21

When using the Five-Component approach to accident investigation, which of the following questions should be asked relating to tasks?

A)Was there sufficient lighting?
B)Was the machinery involved poorly designed?
C)Were the proper safe-work procedures used?
D)Were the workers involved properly trained.

Question 22

Who is ultimately responsible for reporting to OSHA on workplace injuries and illnesses?

A)The employer's safety manager
B)The employer
C)Whomever the employer designates to file the reports
D)The executive to whom the safety manager reports

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT a recommended step for following up on an accident investigation?

A)Fire the employees involved in the accident
B)Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of corrective actions
C)Write the accident report
D)Develop a plan of corrective action