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Beyond Blame: Root Cause Incident Investigation

Jun 24, 2026

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'Worker was careless' is not a root cause. How to find out why incidents really happen.

When an investigation ends at 'human error', the same incident will happen again. The real question is why the error was possible.

Use the 5 Whys

Keep asking why until you reach a system failure — training, supervision, design, planning — that management can fix.

Corrective actions that stick

Apply the hierarchy of controls. Eliminate and engineer before you add a procedure or PPE.

Close the loop

Track every corrective action to verified close-out. An open action register is an incident waiting to repeat.

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