Incident investigation built for mining operations.
From underground haulage to open-cut blasting, every investigation runs through ICAM, so the causes that surface are systemic, not only the symptoms.
The clocks on a mine site
- United States, minesNotify MSHA of an accident, by phone, within 15 minutes of knowing about it.30 CFR 50.1015 min
- South AfricaReport the accident to the Compensation Fund on form W.Cl.2.COIDA7 days
- South Africa, minesBegin the investigation of a reportable accident.MHSA s11(5)10 days
- United States, minesFile the accident, injury and illness report on form 7000-1.30 CFR 50.2010 working days
Built for mining’s own hazards.
The method is the same on every case. What the investigation has to look at depends on the hazard.
| Hazard | The events | Where the analysis reaches |
|---|---|---|
| Ground control and rockfall | Stope failures, hanging-wall instability, rockbursts. | Geotechnical management, inspection frequency and support design. |
| Mobile equipment and haul roads | Collisions, rollovers and pedestrian interaction. | Traffic management, inspection regimes, fatigue and site layout. |
| Blasting and explosives | Misfires, fly rock, premature initiation. | Shot-firing procedure, competency verification, initiation-system management. |
| Processing plant | Conveyors, mechanical failures, chemical exposure. | Maintenance systems, isolation and permit to work, change management. |
| Occupational health | Dust and silica, vibration, heat stress. | Monitoring design, health surveillance and occupational hygiene. |
| Electrical and stored energy | Contact, arc flash, high-pressure systems. | Isolation management, energy control and competency for high-risk work. |
| Falls from height, slips and trips | Ladderways, platforms and dump edges. | Fall protection, inspection regimes and task risk assessment. |
| Contractors and the supply chain | Events involving contractor crews. | Pre-qualification, induction and the principal-contractor interface. |
One investigation, end to end.
Log the event
Classification, location in your site structure, people involved and the first description.
Build the timeline
Photos, statements and documents attached to the sequence of events. The coach flags gaps.
Analyse with ICAM
Absent or failed defences, individual or team actions, task or environmental conditions, organisational factors.
Generate the report
Evidence, timeline, causal analysis and recommendations in one formatted document.
Take actions to verified
Owners and due dates stay visible until each action is checked and verified.
It sits alongside your system of record.
Keep the EHS platform your site already runs. InvestigatePro is where the investigation gets done properly, and its output feeds that platform.
InvestigatePro
The investigation: evidence, the four ICAM levels, the coach, actions and the signed report.
Your EHS platform
The incident register, compliance records and everything else it already holds.
Run your next mine-site investigation with the method built in.
Start a self-serve 14-day trial, or bring a recent incident to a 15-minute demo.