Investigating an Incident
VCSU conducts investigations regarding near miss, incidents, and accidents. The campus follows the directives from Workforce Safety & Insurance (see below).
VCSU will conduct an investigation immediately while the information is fresh in people's minds - then take the necessary corrective action to prevent the injury from happening again. Your written accident investigation report should include the following elements:
- Inspect the accident site.
- Determine the reasons why the incident happened.
- Find the circumstances surrounding the incident.
- Secure evidence and taking photographs.
- Interview all witnesses and others in the accident area and write down their statements. Interviews should be conducted in a sensitive manner at a comfortable location.
- Outline the necessary corrective action that will be taken to prevent the injury from happening again.
