A close call or near-miss accident, therefore, should be regarded as a red warning flag or a high fever- a sign that something is very wrong and requires attention. The list of possible near misses in a workplace may be virtually endless, but here are just a few examples:
- A heavy object falls off a ledge or shelf and thuds to the floor a foot away from workers. (the next falling object may find its target)
- A worker slips on a slick surface and almost-but not quite-falls. (the next person along may fall and end up in the hospital)
- A worker jumps back just in time to avoid being struck by an opening door. (that door will hit somebody one of these days).
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