Incident, accident, and near miss

Definition

  1. An incident is a work related event in which a damage, injury, ill health, or fatality to (persons/property) occured, or could have occurred.

  2. An accident is an unexpected event that results in damage, injury, or harm to persons.

  3. A near miss is an unintended event that may have resulted in damage, injury, or fatality to (persons/property) but was narrowly avoided.

Image 5 - Accident and near miss
Video 3. How to distinguish between an Incident, Accident & Near Miss.