The Accident Investigation Quiz Challenge

Are you ready to put your accident investigation skills to the test? This quiz assesses your knowledge and understanding of accident investigation procedures, techniques, and best practices.

Accidents can happen in various environments, whether in the workplace, on the road, or at home. Understanding the causes behind these incidents is crucial for preventing future occurrences and ensuring the safety and well-being of individuals.

In this quiz challenge, you will be presented with a series of questions related to accident investigation. You’ll have the opportunity to demonstrate your expertise in determining the sequence of events leading up to an accident, identifying root causes, and formulating effective recommendations for corrective actions and system improvements.

Accident Investigation Quiz

What is the purpose of an accident investigation?

To determine legal liability

To find facts, not fault

To establish who is at fault

To prevent OSHA investigations

Correct! Wrong!

When should the accident investigation be initiated?

When OSHA requires it

When it is safe to do so

Immediately after the event

Within 8 hours of the accident

Correct! Wrong!

Each event in the sequence of events leading up to an accident will contain _____.

A combination of actors and events

Actors, actions, and consequences

Actors and related events

One actor and one action

Correct! Wrong!

What must be completed before the accident investigator can analyze events to determine surface and root causes?

Accumulate all relevant events

Only keep those events that establish liability

Arrange events into their proper sequence

Determine the total number of events

Correct! Wrong!

An effective recommendation will include _ corrective actions and _ system improvements.

Primarily; Additional

Short-term; Long-term

Feasible; Reasonable

Common Sense; Engineering

Correct! Wrong!

Accident investigators should assume that most accidents are caused by _____.

Hazardous conditions

SMS weaknesses

Lack of common sense

Unsafe behaviors

Correct! Wrong!

What is the purpose of the accident investigation interview?

To determine extent of injuries and damage to equipment

To determine the degree of involvement of the interviewee

To establish who is primarily at fault

To get an accurate picture of what happened

Correct! Wrong!

What should you emphasize to improve the chances of getting your recommendations for corrective actions and system improvements approved by management?

Protection from OSHA inspections

Direct and indirect cost savings

Increased employee morale and discipline

Improvement in processes and procedures

Correct! Wrong!

What is the definition of analysis?

Separating the whole into its individual parts for study

Assessing the need for improvements in processes

Judging the effectiveness of a process or procedure

Determining how the whole contributes to its individual parts

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Each of the following activities is part of documenting the accident scene, EXCEPT _____.

Taking photographs and video

Taking initial written statements

Placing warning tape around the accident scene

Making personal observations

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In which phase of cause analysis, do we want to know what system weaknesses contributed to the accident?

Stem cause analysis

Surface cause analysis

Root cause analysis

Injury cause analysis

Correct! Wrong!

When interviewing witnesses, what questions should be asked?

How and whyHow and why

Where and when

What and who

All of the above

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The direct cause of injury or illness is always _____.

The result of a general lack of common sense

An unsafe behavior

The harmful transfer of energy

A hazardous condition

Correct! Wrong!

Injuries/illnesses must be recorded if they result in:

Death

One or more lost workdays

Restriction of motion or work

All of the above

Correct! Wrong!

What is one of the most common reasons accident reports fail to achieve their intended purpose?

Failure to recommend system improvements

Recommendations are not reasonable

Failure to submit the report

Too many recommendations

Correct! Wrong!

Accident Investigation Quiz

What is the purpose of an accident investigation?

When should the accident investigation be initiated?

Each event in the sequence of events leading up to an accident will contain _____.

What must be completed before the accident investigator can analyze events to determine surface and root causes?

An effective recommendation will include _____ corrective actions and _____ system improvements.

Accident investigators should assume that most accidents are caused by _____.

What is the purpose of the accident investigation interview?

What should you emphasize to improve the chances of getting your recommendations for corrective actions and system improvements approved by management?

What is the definition of analysis?

Each of the following activities is part of documenting the accident scene, EXCEPT _____.

In which phase of cause analysis, do we want to know what system weaknesses contributed to the accident?

When interviewing witnesses, what questions should be asked?

The direct cause of injury or illness is always _____.

Injuries/illnesses must be recorded if they result in:

What is one of the most common reasons accident reports fail to achieve their intended purpose?

An effective recommendation will include _ corrective actions and _ system improvements.