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Investigate a forearm laceration on the hindquarter line

You are a Production Supervisor assigned to lead the incident investigation.

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The situation

What has happened

Last Wednesday a slicer on the hindquarter boning line cut their left forearm above the cut resistant sleeve while trimming a rump and needed four stitches. The initial report is in the Incident and Hazard Register as INC-26-118. The People and Safety Manager wants you to lead the investigation. Early information suggests the sleeve did not cover the area between the glove and the elbow, the knife had not been exchanged since the start of the shift and the station work instruction does not mention sleeve length. A similar minor cut occurred on the same line in July. The plant has had one lost time injury this quarter and the health and safety committee has asked for the findings.

Your brief. Plan and conduct the investigation, establish the sequence of events and root causes using the five whys, recommend corrective actions with owners and dates, and draft the revised work instruction, then report to the People and Safety Manager.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • Investigation plan
  • Sequence of events and five whys analysis
  • Corrective action plan and updated register entry
  • Draft revised work instruction
  • Toolbox talk record and one page report

Documents to use

Systems to use

Incident and Hazard Register

The plant register of injuries, near misses, hazards and animal welfare events, with investigation status and corrective actions.

Training and Competency Matrix

Records each worker's induction, station competencies, licences and refresher dates so supervisors can see who is signed off for which station.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

Current on training.gov.au for the Australian Meat Processing Training Package as at 10 September 2026.

AMPLDR403Plan, conduct and report a workplace incident investigation
AMPWHS401Monitor workplace health and safety processes
AMPLDR401Develop and implement work instructions and SOPs
AMPLDR402Supervise new recruits
AMPWHS301Contribute to workplace health and safety processes

Qualifications

AMP40222Certificate IV in Meat Processing
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

Evidence must separate facts from assumptions, identify system causes and not stop at worker error. Actions must sit high on the hierarchy of control where possible, for example sleeve specification and knife exchange rules rather than only retraining. The revised work instruction must use the template fully. The toolbox talk must be respectful of the injured worker.

The student's evidence summary lists every record they created or changed in the systems named above, their notes and the tasks they ticked. Verify it against the deliverables and your own assessment tool.