incident report
Written event record
An incident report is a formal document recording details of an unexpected event—an accident, injury, security breach, or other occurrence that deviates from normal operations.
Workplaces, hospitals, and schools require them for legal protection and to prevent recurrence: She filed an incident report after the patient fell.
The reports typically capture who, what, when, where, and any witnesses.
- witness statementFirsthand account for court
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- chain of custodyDocumented evidence handling sequence
- near missNarrowly averted incident
- accidentUnintended harmful event
slip and fall · event · corrective action · police · human error · affidavit · findings · recommendations · document · account · crime · file · notification · evidence collection · log · witness · damage · complaint
- police recordspolice records, police reports, arrest records, case files, criminal records
- documentsdocument, news, email, letter, file
- policingpatrol, police powers, arrests, police officer, arrest
- safetysafety helmet, hazard, airbag, alert, occupational safety
- Crime Reportingtip lines, tips, hotline, 911, crime stoppers
- lifeguardinglifeguard, lifeguard stand, rescue tube, rescue buoy, CPR
incident reportcommendation
Formal expression of approval
achievement award · success story · excellence award · kudos · performance bonus
incident reportsafety plan
Predetermined steps for protection
risk assessment · contingency plan · standard operating procedure