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Near Miss
September 2022

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What is a Near Miss?
“a potential outcome from a condition or behavior that could result in
personal injury or equipment damages”

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Examples of a Near Miss
• Employee driving forklift
through the warehouse,
rounds a corner, and slams on
the brakes to avoid hitting a
pedestrian.
• Employee bringing down a
skid of material when a 50-lb
pail falls off and lands on the
floor 15 feet below.
• Employee cleaning equipment
while not locked out. The
equipment moved suddenly
during the cleaning, but no
one was hurt.

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Near Miss vs Injury
• The only difference between an injury and a near miss is in the outcome.
• And the outcome is only a matter of luck!

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Why Report a Near Miss?
• You can learn just as much from a near miss as you can from a serious
injury if you take the time to look.
• Since we have more near-misses than injuries, we can analyze the
incidents to spot trends or problem areas.
• Employees can see what not to do and share lessons learned with
others.
• Remember, we can’t fix what we don’t know about!

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Near Miss Reporting Form
• Complete the form and enter into
MIRA
• Put in SMART cards using “near
miss” option

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Accident Flow
• The injury has occurred.
We can implement
corrective actions to
prevent another similar
accident from occurring.
Accident
Report
Investigate
Fix

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Near Miss Flow
• No injury. By examining
the near miss we can
implement corrective
actions to minimize the
chance of a future injury
occurring.
Near Miss
Report
Investigate
Fix

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Incident
Ratio Mode:
Heinrich’s
Pyramid
The greater the number
of incidents, the greater
the likelihood of an
accident occurring.

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Definitions
• First Aid: a minor injury which may or may not require treatment on site
such as band aids or ice packs
• Recordable Accident: injury resulting in treatment that cannot be
provided on site. Any incident that results in prescription medication,
stitches, or treatment only a doctor can provide would be classified as an
accident.
• Property Damage: damage to equipment, building structure or resulting
in loss of production.

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If seeking medical attention
• You must inform your supervisor
• If during work hours, you will be taken to the hosbital by the supervisor,
taxi, a
• ambulance or a co-worker. Never drive yourself to the hospital!
• If you decide to go during non-work hours, you must call work as soon
as possible to inform HR/Safety so a Form 7 can be initiated. OSI Forms
available.

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Thank you!