A near-miss is an incident where no property was damaged and no personal injury sustained, but where given a slight shift in time or position, damage and/or injury could have easily occurred.

Other terms:

close call

near collision

near hit

Near-Miss

workers suffered injuries and illnesseson the job in 2013 in the united states

2,786,906 4,693 workers killed on the job in 2011 in the United States

13 deaths per day

Best practices:

Prevent near-miss reporting from getting out of control with a clear definition

Implement a successful reward and recognition program for reporting near-misses

Choose a Near-miss Reporting Solution That Works for Your Organization

Three factors to ensure near-misses are reported:

Reporting

The safety pyramid*

Shows that for every 300 no-injuries(near-misses) there were 29 minoror recordable injuries.

By addressing these precursors, accidents could be avoided.*developed by Mr. H.W. Heinrich in 1931

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Implement a near-miss reporting system

Near-miss system must be understood by all employees

All near-misses should be investigated and corrective actions taken if, if necessary, to prevent reoccurrence and/or more serious injury

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SOURCES:From Near-Miss to At-Risk: How Untracked Data Costs Lives and Kills Profit (Intelex Whitepaper)http://www.intelex.com/From_Near_Miss_to_At_Risk__How_Untracked_Data_Costs_Lives_and_Kills_Profit-1986-1whitepaper.aspx

- OSHA