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Incidents, Injuries, Accidents and Near Misses: Incident / Injury Report
Incidents, Injuries, Accidents and Near Misses: Incident / Injury Report
Incidents, Injuries, Accidents and Near Misses: Incident / Injury Report
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To be completed for ALL incidents, injuries, accidents and near misses
Status: Date: 23/02/2022
Employee Visitor Contractor Volunteer
Client Resident Student
A worker tripped over a power cord that was strewn over a hallway walkway. With their hands outstretched in front of them,
the worker collapsed to the ground. Although there was no blood on the scene, the worker's left hand and wrist were
extremely uncomfortable and swollen.
4. Details of injury (the assistance of a supervisor may be required to complete this section)
Nature of injury / illness (e.g. burn, sprain, cut etc): Broken Wrist
How (e.g. fall, grabbed by person, muscular stress): fall in the corridor
Location on body (e.g. back, right thumb, left arm etc): left wrist
What (e.g. furniture, another person, hot water): tripped over a power cable and fall in the corridor
5. Treatment administered:
First aid officer put some ice to the injured area and taken to the emergency department of the nearest hospital for the
further treatment.
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What, in your own words, has been implemented or planned to prevent recurrence:
From the incident, the supervisor improved the work organization and requested the maintenance of the all the
possible place to reduce the accident in the workplace,