NIOSH Mining Training Exercise


Investigation of a Slip/Fall Accident

October 1999

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Type: Invisible Ink Exercise
Audience: Supervisors, safety personnel, and accident investigators
Length | Duration: 9 questions | 30 mins. administration + 30 mins. Discussion
Skills Reviewed: Developing a strategy or plan to prevent slips and falls, Following correct procedures in conducting an accident investigation, Preventing unsafe work practices, Recognizing and instituting hazard controls in the section, Identifying and implementing safe work procedures

The mine superintendent calls you into his office. He gives you an accident report of an employee who was injured while carrying rock dust bags from the rock dust car to a battery powered scoop. It is several days after the accident and the mine superintendent assigns you and the safety supervisor to thoroughly investigate the accident to determine all the contributing factors. Your job is to make specific recommendations to prevent future slipping/tripping accidents.

Materials needed:
Instructor Copy
Problem Booklet 1 for each trainee. May be downloaded separately or duplicated from the Instructor´s Copy.
Answer Sheet 1 for each group of 3 or 4 working the exercise. Purchased from MSHA (http://www.msha.gov/Education&Training.htm, MSHAdistributioncenter@dol.gov). You may also duplicate them locally if you or a local print shop have the ability to print invisible ink.
PENIB Developing Pens 1 for each answer sheet. Order from SICPA, Customer Service, 8000 Research Way, Springfield, VA 22153, Phone 1-888-SICPAUS or 1-888-742-7287, pen # "PENIB", a broad tipped developing pen.
Optional Overhead projector and overheads of the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key found in the Instructor's Copy.
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Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Division