Abstract:
Predefined lists of selected variables are created and interrelated to produce incident reports. The lists are created and modified through the use of formatted computer screens or input forms, and the reports are produced through the use of formatted computer outputs or output formats. The lists include accident-related information such as industry types, occupations, safety teams, attendance codes, types of injuries, body parts affected, types of incidents, site conditions, accident causes and safety reminders. The input forms often correspond directly to the types of lists, so that there is a form through which the list of industry types is created and/or modified, and another form through which the list of occupations is created. In addition, there are input forms that allow creation and/or modification of several lists at one time, particularly when each element in one list is directly associated with one element from another list. The output formats include agency-related formats such as an OSHA (Occupational Safety &amp; Health Administration) No. 200 report, and statistical summaries used for managerial decision making. The statistical summaries may be textual or graphical, or a combination of textual and graphical.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a continuation and claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/684,217 entitled COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED PROCESS OF REPORTING INJURED WORKER INFORMATION filed on Jul. 19, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,065,000, which claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/001,281 entitled “INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM” filed on Jul. 19, 1995. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     This invention relates generally to the organization, coordination and presentation of data related to workplace incidents such as accidents resulting in worker injuries. For example, the invention includes a method of prompting a user for information about the workplace such as employee identification, accident and injury classification, and educational and precautionary actions to be taken. The invention also includes a method of prompting a user for information necessary to complete accident reports of the type required by federal, state and local agencies, and reports useful for making managerial decisions about the workplace. The recording and reporting of statistics about such incidents is both necessary to comply with governmental regulations, and useful to evaluate and improve workplace safety. The present invention provides a system for the administration and support of the industry process known as light duty/restricted duty/recurrence of injury recording, analysis and reporting. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     In the past, a myriad of paper and paperless forms have been developed and used to aid in this process. For example, OSHA (Occupational Safety &amp; Health Administration) form No. 200 is a fill-in-the-blanks form, with blanks for specific information about a given accident, such as the name of the injured, the type of injury, the severity of the injury and the extent of any resulting absence from work. While it is relatively simple for a user to complete the form, only the most experienced user is able to complete the form with any type of standardization. Furthermore, it is difficult to coordinate such standardization among disparate users, as is desirable in a large, multi-plant workplace. Computer databases have also been used to track employee information and accident statistics. However, no method has, prior to the present invention, interrelated predefined lists of the possible variables used in accident reporting to repeatably produce consistent accident reports, nor has any previously done so using a plurality of defined lists of such variables stored on a computer. 
     DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention includes predefined lists of selected variables, the methods of creating and interrelating such lists, and the methods of using such lists to produce incident reports. The lists are created and modified through the use of formatted computer screens, referred to herein as input forms, and the reports are produced through the use of formatted computer outputs, referred to herein as output formats. The lists include accident-related information such as industry types, occupations, safety teams, attendance codes, types of injuries, body parts affected, types of incidents, site conditions, accident causes and safety reminders. The input forms often correspond directly to the types of lists, so that there is a form through which the list of industry types is created and/or modified, and another form through which the list of occupations is created. In addition, there are input forms that allow creation and/or modification of several lists at one time, particularly when each element in one list is directly associated with one element from another list. The output formats include agency-related formats such as the OSHA 200 report discussed above, and statistical summaries used for managerial decision making. The statistical summaries may be textual or graphical, or a combination of textual and graphical. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1 . is a conventional user workstation that may act as a hardware/firmware platform for the software of the present invention, including an accident reporting system and invented method and apparatus which forms a part thereof; 
         FIG. 2 . is a control flow diagram of the software of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3 . is an example of a form through which information is added to a list as part of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4 . is an example of an OSHA 200 form produced by the present invention; 
         FIG. 5 . is an example of a graphical accident analysis by nature of injury, produced by the present invention; 
         FIG. 6 . is an example of a graphical accident analysis by type of accident, produced by the present invention; 
         FIG. 7 . is an example of a graphical accident analysis by day of the week, produced by the present invention; 
         FIG. 8 . is an example of a textual/graphical accident analysis showing the status of accident investigations, produced by the present invention; 
         FIG. 9 . is an example of a textual report showing the vital statistics for employees, produced by the present invention; 
         FIG. 10 . is an example of a textual accident analysis listing a synopsis of each accident by period, produced by the present invention; and 
         FIG. 11  is a data flow diagram of the present invention. 
         FIGS. 12–71  are illustrations from the operating instructions of a preferred embodiment of the invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     Referring first to  FIG. 1 , a user workstation is shown generally at  10 , including a general-purpose computer typically providing a digital processor  12  containing an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and various registers typically including register stacks, scratchpad memories and accumulators. Skilled persons also will appreciate that the workstation also typically will provide computer memory such as mass data storage  14 , e.g. a hard or flex disk drive  14   a ,  14   b , or both, as well as a quantity of read-and-write semiconductor memory (RAM)  16  (shown in outline as residing within workstation  10  and its housing  18 ) in which application programs reside for execution by processor  12 . Finally, skilled persons will appreciate that the workstation also typically will provide one or more user interfaces or display mediums such as a video display terminal (VDT)  20 , a keyboard  22  and an associated display cursor control system  24  including, for example, a mouse or joystick  24   a ,  24   b , or both. In addition to disk drives  14   a  and  b , RAM  16  and VDT  20 , other computer output mediums might be included such as printers, communication networks or other storage devices. All such conventional hardware, firmware and software-executing-on-a-hardware/firmware platform architectures for the accident report system of the present invention are contemplated, and all are within the spirit and scope of the present invention. 
     Referring now to  FIG. 2 , a highly simplified control flow diagram is shown of the software executed on user workstation(s)  10  of the present system. The software is preferably stored on mass data storage device  14 , then loaded into RAM  16  by digital processor  12 . The represented steps of displaying control panels, forms and reports are logical displays, generated by digital processor(s)  12  on one or more VDTs  20  at one or more user workstations  10 . The user would then be able to review the information on VDTs  20  and modify the database(s) stored on mass storage device(s)  14 . This is done through the use of input devices like keyboards  22  or display cursor control systems  24 . 
     A step of system startup  26  includes a verification of database integrity by determining if any other users currently are attached to the database, and to verify that all required elements of the database are available. After startup  26 , there is a check to determine if any recent incidents have occurred, at  28 . If such an incident has occurred, then the incident form is accessed and displayed at  30 . If there is no recent incident, or if review of such a recent incident is completed, control is then transferred to the main control panel  32 , another logical display operated on by the user through keyboards  22  or display cursor control systems  24 . 
     One option at control panel  32  is to check again to determine if there are any recent incidents by returning to step  28 . A second option is to direct the operation of the program to selecting an input form, at  34 . Once such an input form has been selected, it is displayed at  36 . When the user is done reviewing the displayed form, another input form may be selected at  34 . Alternatively, there is a return to the main control panel at  32 . 
     A third option from the main control panel is to direct control to selecting a report format, at  38 . A selected report format is displayed as indicated at  40 , after which control is returned to selecting a report format at  38 . As with selecting an input form at  34 , control can now be returned to the main control panel at  32 . 
     Cross-transfer of control is available from selecting an input format  32  directly to selecting a report format at  38 , and vice versa, as shown. 
     A fourth transfer available from the main control panel at  32  is to import data at  42 , from external databases, at  44 . Similarly, control can be transferred from the main control panel at  32  to export data at  46 , to external databases, at  48 . 
     Each of the above steps usually requires access at  50  to the internal database(s)  52 . This access is controlled to ensure system data integrity and confidentiality. Database  52  is preferably stored on mass storage devices  14  that are controlled and accessed through a single digital processor  12 , with the step of controlling access being performed by this processor  12 . Processor  12  may in turn be connected to other user work stations  10 , for example through a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN) or a modem. 
     For reference, database  52  could include a system database containing lists of entries or records that might be selected to describe any given incident, an incident database containing lists of records that describe specific incidents, or both. The system database might also be referred to as a company database, particularly when the database has been customized for a particular company. For example, database  52  might include information on the company address, parents or subsidiaries, employees or specific types of incidents expected in the company&#39;s operations. 
     Referring now to  FIG. 3 , a sample input form is shown, including a screen image  54 . Within screen image  54  there are insert-from-list fields at  56 , which when selected with cursor control system  24  present a defined list of selectable variables from the system database. Cursor control  24  can then be operated to select one of such variables and to enter the selected variable into field  56 . Next, there are direct-entry fields  58 , into which the user inserts the requested information, using, for example, keyboard  22 . Fields  56  may also provide for such direct entry of information. Screen image  54  further includes one or more control buttons  60 , the selection of which, using cursor control  24 , transfers control from the displayed form to a different form, report or control panel. Exiting screen image  54  causes the added or modified information from fields  56  and  58  to be written to incident database  52   b.    
     An example of a completed OSHA 200 report is shown in  FIG. 4 . This report includes numerous rows  62  and columns  64  of information. The rows represent a record for a single incident, and the columns represent selected elements or entries from such records. 
     In  FIGS. 5 ,  6  and  7 , graphical reports are shown, with the graph being indicated generally at  66 , a key being indicated at  68 , and summary of the scope of the report being indicated at  70 . In  FIGS. 8 ,  9  and  10 , textual reports are shown with text fields at  72  and with graphical status indicators at  74 . 
     It will be appreciated that the overall database structure can be accomplished in many different forms. For example, each of the lists referred to in more detail below could be stored in a separate file in either mass data storage device  14  or RAM  16 , or several or all of the lists could be accumulated into a single file in such devices. Furthermore, the files could be stored on a variety of different storage media, or even distributed about either a local area network or a wide area network. Thus, reference herein to a system database as opposed to an incident database could be reference to the same file/storage device  14 / 16 , or an intertwined assemblage of files/storage devices  14 / 16 , whether closely or loosely associated. 
     The use of “system” and “incident” identifiers for databases  52   a  and  52   b  is not as a description of a particular database structure, but as a description of the relationship of one type of list of records to another. The system database includes a plurality of defined lists of system records of selected variables and a plurality of defined report formats for producing selected incident reports. The selected variables define possible aspects of a given incident, such as the body part injured. By pre-defining the variables, completion of incident reports is standardized. For example, a human arm can also be referred to as an upper limb or an upper extremity, detailed to include the forearm, elbow and upper arm, or described using specific tissues or bones. If the list of body parts includes a record listing “ARM,” then the user need only select this record, and need not deliberate as to whether the proper description would be one of the above-discussed alternatives. The selecting of a specific record also includes the automatic step of extracting the selected record from the system database for manipulation and/or use in a different record. 
     The incident database includes one or more defined lists of incident records of data, each incident record describing one or more aspects of a specific incident. Using the present invention, each incident record would normally contain one or more elements that were extracted and/or manipulated from the system database, as discussed above. Thus, each incident record would be standardized, regardless of who entered the information into the incident record. 
     The use of the system database to complete a record in the incident database also allows for the efficient creation of a more complete record. For example, when an incident occurs, all that may be known is the name of the injured worker and a simple description of what happened. By accessing the system database using that worker&#39;s name alone, additional information can be inserted automatically into the incident record, such as the worker&#39;s address, social security number, insurer, manager or special medical issues. Furthermore, the selection of a specific type of incident from a predefined list may automatically insert into the incident record a list of suggested corrective actions, follow-up procedures or reporting requirements. In addition, such selection might automatically generate a message for communication to a predefined list of other affected workers about the accident, and about how to avoid further accidents. 
     A further aspect of the present invention is to provide a direct comparison of the incident for which the user is viewing or modifying the information in the incident database to previously recorded incident records. For example, when a manager is inputting the initial information about an incident caused by constricted space, if there are other incidents already recorded in which constricted space was a contributing cause, the number of these similar, earlier incidents would be displayed on the incident input form. This immediate feedback is helpful in highlighting and identifying possible corrective steps to prevent the occurrence of yet further accidents. 
     In the preferred embodiment, the system/incident database(s) include at least the following lists of records: LIST OF DATABASES, INPUT FORMS, INPUT FORM DESCRIPTIONS, REPORT FORMATS, REPORT FORMAT DESCRIPTIONS, PARENTS/SUBSIDIARIES, COMPANY INFORMATION, INDUSTRY TYPES, LOCATIONS, OCCUPATIONS, DEPARTMENTS, SAFETY TEAMS, HOLIDAYS, EMPLOYEES, ATTENDANCE, ABSENCE CODES, HOSPITALS, ACCIDENTS, NATURE OF INJURY, BODY PARTS, INCIDENT TYPE, CONDITIONS, CAUSES, FED/STATE AGENCIES, AGENCY RECORDINGS, AWARENESS CODES, TRAINING CLASSES, TRAINING INTERVALS, TRAINING ROSTERS, TRAINING TESTS, TEST RESULTS and SAFETY REMINDERS. 
     The preferred data record structure of some of the lists of the system database are demonstrated by tables 1–3. 
     
       
         
               
             
               
               
               
               
             
               
               
               
               
             
           
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
             
             
               
                   
               
               
                 List of Fields For Import/Export Purposes-Company Setup 
               
             
          
           
               
                 # 
                 Field Name 
                 Description 
                 Data Type 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 1. 
                 Company Name 
                 Company Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                 2. 
                 Address #1 
                 Address 1 of Company 
                 Text 
               
               
                 3. 
                 Address #2 
                 Address 2 of Company 
                 Text 
               
               
                 4. 
                 City 
                 Company City 
                 Text 
               
               
                 5. 
                 State 
                 Company State 
                 Text 
               
               
                 6. 
                 Zip 
                 Company Zip 
                 Text 
               
               
                 7. 
                 County 
                 Company County 
                 Text 
               
               
                 8. 
                 Phone 
                 Company Phone 
                 Text 
               
               
                 9. 
                 Fed ID Number 
                 Employer&#39;s FEIN 
                 Number 
               
               
                 10. 
                 Plant/Location # 
                 Company&#39;s Plant and Location No. 
                 Text 
               
               
                 11. 
                 Primary Contact 
                 Primary Contact w/ Company 
                 Text 
               
               
                 12. 
                 Secondary Contact 
                 Second Company Contact 
                 Text 
               
               
                 13. 
                 General Mgr or President 
                 General Manager or President of Co. 
                 Text 
               
               
                 14. 
                 General Nature of Business 
                 General Nature of Business 
                 Text 
               
               
                 15. 
                 Primary Hospital 
                 Primary-Use Hospital for Co. 
                 Text 
               
               
                 16. 
                 # Accidents To-Date 
                 No. of Accidents To-Date 
                 Number 
               
               
                 17. 
                 # Employees Enrolled To-Date 
                 No. of Employees Enrolled To-Date 
                 Number 
               
               
                 18. 
                 Avg Length of Employment 
                 Average Length of Employment 
                 Number 
               
               
                 19. 
                 State of Operation 
                 State of Operation 
                 Text 
               
               
                 20. 
                 Corp Type-Corporation 
                 CB/Corporation Type of Corporation 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 21. 
                 Corp Type-Partnership 
                 CB/Partnership Type of Corporation 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 22. 
                 Corp Type-Other 
                 CB/Other Type of Corporation 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 23. 
                 Ins Co 
                 Insurance Co. Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                 24. 
                 Ins Address1 
                 Insurance Co. Address1 
                 Text 
               
               
                 25. 
                 Ins Address2 
                 Insurance Co. Address2 
                 Text 
               
               
                 26. 
                 Ins City 
                 Insurance Co. City 
                 Text 
               
               
                 27. 
                 Ins State 
                 Insurance Co. State 
                 Text 
               
               
                 28. 
                 Ins Zip 
                 Insurance Co. Zip 
                 Text 
               
               
                 29. 
                 Ins Phono 
                 Insurance Co. Phone 
                 Text 
               
               
                 30. 
                 Ins Division1 
                 Insurance Co. Division1 
                 Text 
               
               
                 31. 
                 lns Division2 
                 Insurance Co. Division2 
                 Text 
               
               
                 32. 
                 Ins Division3 
                 Insurance Co. Division3 
                 Text 
               
               
                 33. 
                 Co Logo 
                 Company&#39;s Logo 
                 OLE Object 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: The file you are importing must include all of the above listed columns in the order and data types. If your file does not originally have all of these fields (which it probably won&#39;t), you will need to make a “SPACER” column for each one that is missing and insert them in the correct position. 
               
               
                 This “SPACER” function will be much easier if you are importing a spreadsheet file, than if you are importing an ASCII text file. Remember, even if your file is an ASCII text file, you can open that text file in Excel or Lotus and use the “Parse” function to separate the information into organized columns. Then import the completed files. 
               
             
          
         
       
     
     
       
         
               
             
               
               
               
               
             
               
               
               
               
             
           
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
             
             
               
                   
               
               
                 List of Fields For Import/Export Purposes-Master Names 
               
             
          
           
               
                 # 
                 Field Name 
                 Description 
                 Data Type 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 1. 
                 ID 
                 Employee ID 
                 Counter 
               
               
                 2. 
                 LAST 
                 Employee&#39;s Last Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                 3. 
                 FIRST 
                 Employee&#39;s First Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                 4. 
                 SSN 
                 Employee&#39;s Social Security Number 
                 Number 
               
               
                 5. 
                 Birthday 
                 Employee&#39;s Date of Birth 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 6. 
                 LOE 
                 Employee&#39;s Length of Employment 
                 Text 
               
               
                 7. 
                 ADJ 
                 Employee&#39;s ADJ 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 8. 
                 Address 
                 Employee&#39;s Address 
                 Text 
               
               
                 9. 
                 City 
                 Employee&#39;s City 
                 Text 
               
               
                 10. 
                 State 
                 Employee&#39;s State 
                 Text 
               
               
                 11. 
                 Zip 
                 Employee&#39;s Zip 
                 Number 
               
               
                 12. 
                 PHONE 
                 Employee&#39;s Phone 
                 Text 
               
               
                 13. 
                 DEPT 
                 Employee&#39;s Department No. 
                 Text 
               
               
                 14. 
                 Dept Name 
                 Employee&#39;s Dept Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                 15. 
                 Company 
                 Company Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                 16. 
                 Locale 
                 Location of Company 
                 Text 
               
               
                 17. 
                 HrlyRate 
                 Employee Hourly Wage 
                 Number 
               
               
                 18. 
                 Occupation 
                 Employee&#39;s Occupation 
                 Text 
               
               
                 19. 
                 TeamCode 
                 Employee&#39;s Team Code 
                 Text 
               
               
                 20. 
                 TeamName 
                 Employee&#39;s Teamt Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: The file you are importing must include all of the above listed columns in the order and data types. If your file does not originally have all of these fields (which it probably won&#39;t), you will need to make a “SPACER” column for each one that is missing and insert them in the correct position. 
               
               
                 This “SPACER” function will be much easier if you are importing a spreadsheet file, than if you are importing an ASCII text file. Remember, even if your file is an ASCII text file, you can open that text file in Excel or Lotus and use the “Parse” function to separate the information into organized columns. Then import the completed files. 
               
             
          
         
       
     
     
       
         
               
             
               
               
               
               
             
           
               
                 TABLE 3 
               
             
             
               
                   
               
               
                 List of Fields For Import/Export Purposes-Injury Reminder 
               
             
          
           
               
                 # 
                 Field Name 
                 Description 
                 Data Type 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1. 
                 Accident Type 
                 Type of Accident 
                 Text 
               
               
                 2. 
                 Reminder 
                 Reminder of Accident 
                 Memo 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: The file you are importing must include all of the above listed columns in the order and data types. If your file does not originally have all of these fields (which it probably won&#39;t), you will need to make a “SPACER” column for each one that is missing and insert them in the correct position. 
               
               
                 This “SPACER” function will be much easier if you are importing a spreadsheet file, than if you are importing an ASCII text file. Remember, even if your file is an ASCII text file, you can open that text file in Excel or Lotus and use the “Parse” function to separate the information into organized columns. Then import the completed files. 
               
             
          
         
       
     
     The preferred data record structures of some of the lists of the incident database are demonstrated by tables 4–6. 
     
       
         
               
             
               
               
               
               
             
               
               
               
               
             
           
               
                 TABLE 4 
               
             
             
               
                   
               
               
                 List of Fields For Import/Export Purposes-Accident-Form 
               
             
          
           
               
                 # 
                 Field Name 
                 Description 
                 Data Type 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 1. 
                 ID 
                 Accident ID 
                 Counter 
               
               
                 2. 
                 Last 
                 Employee Last Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                 3. 
                 First 
                 Employee First Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                 4. 
                 Company 
                 Company Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                 5. 
                 Locale 
                 Co. Plant Location 
                 Text 
               
               
                 6. 
                 Department 
                 Department Number 
                 Text 
               
               
                 7. 
                 Dept Name 
                 Department Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                 8. 
                 Phone 
                 Employee Phone Number 
                 Text 
               
               
                 9. 
                 DOB 
                 Employee Date of Birth 
                 Text 
               
               
                 10. 
                 Sex Male 
                 Check Box/Employee&#39;s Sex-Male 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 11. 
                 Sex Female 
                 Check Box/Employee&#39;s Sex-Female 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 12. 
                 SSN 
                 Employee Social Security Number 
                 Text 
               
               
                 13. 
                 Address 
                 Employee Address 
                 Text 
               
               
                 14. 
                 City 
                 Employee City 
                 Text 
               
               
                 15. 
                 State 
                 Employee State 
                 Text 
               
               
                 16. 
                 Zip 
                 Employee Zip 
                 Number 
               
               
                 17. 
                 LOE 
                 Employee Length of Employment 
                 Text 
               
               
                 18. 
                 Hired 
                 Date Employee Hired 
                 Text 
               
               
                 19. 
                 Hospitalized 
                 Check Box/Was Employee Hospitalized 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 20. 
                 Hospital Name 
                 Name of Hospital Emp. was taken to 
                 Text 
               
               
                 21. 
                 Date of Injury 
                 Date Injury Occurred 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 22. 
                 Time of Injury 
                 Time Injury Occurred 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 23. 
                 Time in Dept 
                 Time Employee&#39;s been in Dept 
                 Text 
               
               
                 24. 
                 Name of Physician 
                 Emp. Treating Physician 
                 Text 
               
               
                 25. 
                 Body Part 
                 Part of Employee Body that was Injured 
                 Text 
               
               
                 26. 
                 Body Part-Left 
                 Check Box/Left side of Emp. Body 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 27. 
                 Body Part-Right 
                 Check Box/Right side of Emp. Body 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 28. 
                 Injured Previously 
                 CB/Had Emp. Injured Body Part Before 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 29. 
                 Nature of Injury 
                 Nature of Employee&#39;s Injury 
                 Text 
               
               
                 30. 
                 Cause 
                 Cause of Employee&#39;s Injury 
                 Text 
               
               
                 31. 
                 Condition 
                 Condition that Contributed to Injury 
                 Text 
               
               
                 32. 
                 Accident Type 
                 What Type of Accident Caused Injury 
                 Text 
               
               
                 33. 
                 Accident Description 
                 Description of the Accident 
                 Memo 
               
               
                 34. 
                 Corrective Action Taken 
                 What Corrective Action Taken 
                 Memo 
               
               
                 35. 
                 Date Corrective Action Taken 
                 Date the Corrective Action was Taken 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 36. 
                 Witness 
                 Witness of the Accident 
                 Text 
               
               
                 37. 
                 Date Company Knew 
                 Date that Company First Knew of Acc. 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 38. 
                 Street Address of Accident 
                 Address Where Accident Occurred 
                 Text 
               
               
                 39. 
                 Nature of Business 
                 Nature of Business 
                 Text 
               
               
                 40. 
                 County of Injury 
                 County where Injury Occurred 
                 Text 
               
               
                 41. 
                 Emp Worker Status-Yes 
                 Check Box- 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 42. 
                 Emp Worker Status-No 
                 Check Box- 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 43. 
                 Emp Occupation 
                 Occupation of Employee 
                 Text 
               
               
                 44. 
                 Length of Employment 
                 Length of Time Emp. Worked for Co. 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 45. 
                 Injured on Premises-Yes 
                 CB/Was Emp Injured on Premises-Yes 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 46. 
                 Injured on Premises-No 
                 CB/Was Emp Injured on Premises-No 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 47. 
                 Fatality 
                 CB/Was Accident a Fatality 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 48. 
                 Injured on Job-Yes 
                 CB/Did Injury Occur on the Job-Yes 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 49. 
                 Injured on Job-No 
                 CB/Did Injury Occur on the Job-No 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 50. 
                 Injured on Job-Unknown 
                 CB/Injury Occur on the Job-Unknown 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 51. 
                 Other Workers Injured 
                 CB/Were Other Workers Injured 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 52. 
                 Accident Result of Machine Failure 
                 CB/Acc. a Result of Machine Failure 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 53. 
                 Accident Caused by Someone Else 
                 CB/Acc. Caused by Someone Else 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 54. 
                 Company Accident Description 
                 Company&#39;s Description of Accident 
                 Memo 
               
               
                 55. 
                 801 OSHA To Be Filed? 
                 CB/Is 801 OSHA to be Filed 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 56. 
                 Previous Injury Description 
                 Description of Previous Injury 
                 Text 
               
               
                 57. 
                 Shift Start 
                 Beginning of Employee&#39;s Shift 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 58. 
                 Shift End 
                 End of Employee&#39;s Shift 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 59. 
                 Date Worker Left 
                 Date Employee Left Work 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 60. 
                 Time Worker Left 
                 Time Employee Left Work 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 61. 
                 Date Worker Returned 
                 Date Worker Returned From Disability 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 62. 
                 Number Hrs Per Shift 
                 Number Hrs Employee Works Per Shift 
                 Number 
               
               
                 63. 
                 Days Worked-3 or less 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Works less then 3 days 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 64. 
                 Days Worked-4 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Works 4 days 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 65. 
                 Days Worked-5 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Works 5 days 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 66. 
                 Days Worked-6 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Works 6 days 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 67. 
                 Days Worked-7 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Works 7 days 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 68. 
                 Days Off-Sat 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Days Off-Sat 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 69. 
                 Days Off-Sun 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Days Off-Sun 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 70. 
                 Days Off-Mon 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Days Off-Mon 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 71. 
                 Days Off-Tue 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Days Off-Tue 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 72. 
                 Days Off-Wed 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Days Off-Wed 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 73. 
                 Days Off-Thurs 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Days Off-Thurs 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 74. 
                 Days Off-Fri 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Days Off-Fri 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 75. 
                 Wage 
                 Employee&#39;s Current Wage 
                 Number 
               
               
                 76. 
                 Wage-Hr 
                 CB/Emp. Wage Per Hour 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 77. 
                 Wage-Wk 
                 CB/Emp. Wage Per Week 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 78. 
                 Wage-Day 
                 CB/Emp. Wage Per Day 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 79. 
                 Wage-Mo 
                 CB/Emp. Wage Per Month 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 80. 
                 Wage-Yr 
                 CB/Emp. Wage Per Year 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 81. 
                 DirectMedical 
                 Direct Medical Costs to Company 
                 Currency 
               
               
                 82. 
                 AdminCosts 
                 Administration Costs to Company 
                 Currency 
               
               
                 83. 
                 EmpCompCosts 
                 Employer Contribution 
                 Currency 
               
               
                 84. 
                 TotalCompCosts 
                 Total Compensation Costs By Company 
                 Currency 
               
               
                 85. 
                 EstLongTermCosts 
                 Estimated Long Term Costs to Company 
                 Currency 
               
               
                 86. 
                 TeamCode 
                 Team Code 
                 Text 
               
               
                 87. 
                 TeamName 
                 Team Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: The file you are importing must include all of the above listed columns in the order and data types. If your file does not originally have all of these fields (which it probably won&#39;t), you will need to make a “SPACER” column for each one that is missing and insert them in the correct position. 
               
               
                 This “SPACER” function will be much easier if you are importing a spreadsheet file, than if you are importing an ASCII text file. Remember, even if your file is an ASCII text file, you can open that text file in Excel or Lotus and use the “Parse” function to separate the information into organized columns. Then import the completed files. 
               
             
          
         
       
     
     
       
         
               
             
               
               
               
               
             
               
               
               
               
             
           
               
                 TABLE 5 
               
             
             
               
                   
               
               
                 List of Fields For Import/Export Purposes-OSHA-AccExport 
               
             
          
           
               
                 # 
                 Field Name 
                 Description 
                 Data Type 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 1. 
                 Last 
                 Employee Last Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                 2. 
                 First 
                 Employee First Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                 3. 
                 Name 
                 Employee Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                 4. 
                 ID 
                 Accident ID 
                 Counter 
               
               
                 5. 
                 Department 
                 Department Number 
                 Text 
               
               
                 6. 
                 Dept Name 
                 Department Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                 7. 
                 Phone 
                 Employee Phone Number 
                 Text 
               
               
                 8. 
                 DOB 
                 Employee Date of Birth 
                 Text 
               
               
                 9. 
                 Sex Male 
                 Check Box/Employee&#39;s Sex-Male 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 10. 
                 Sex Female 
                 Check Box/Employee&#39;s Sex-Female 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 11. 
                 SSN 
                 Employee Social Security Number 
                 Text 
               
               
                 12. 
                 Address 
                 Employee Address 
                 Text 
               
               
                 13. 
                 City 
                 Employee City 
                 Text 
               
               
                 14. 
                 State 
                 Employee State 
                 Text 
               
               
                 15. 
                 Zip 
                 Employee Zip 
                 Number 
               
               
                 16. 
                 LOE 
                 Employee Length of Employment 
                 Text 
               
               
                 17. 
                 Hired 
                 Date Employee Hired 
                 Text 
               
               
                 18. 
                 Hospitalized 
                 Check Box/Was Employee Hospitalized 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 19. 
                 Hospital Name 
                 Name of Hospital Emp. was taken to 
                 Text 
               
               
                 20. 
                 Date of Injury 
                 Date Injury Occurred 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 21. 
                 Month 
                 Month 
                 Text 
               
               
                 22. 
                 Time of Injury 
                 Time Injury Occurred 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 23. 
                 Time in Dept 
                 Time Employee&#39;s been in Dept 
                 Text 
               
               
                 24. 
                 Name of Physician 
                 Emp. Treating Physician 
                 Text 
               
               
                 25. 
                 Body Part 
                 Part of Employee Body that was Injured 
                 Text 
               
               
                 26. 
                 Body Part-Left 
                 Check Box/Left side of Emp. Body 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 27. 
                 Body Part-Right 
                 Check Box/Right side of Emp. Body 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 28. 
                 Injured Previously 
                 CB/Had Emp. Injured Body Part Before 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 29. 
                 Nature of Injury 
                 Nature of Employee&#39;s Injury 
                 Text 
               
               
                 30. 
                 Cause 
                 Cause of Employee&#39;s Injury 
                 Text 
               
               
                 31. 
                 Condition 
                 Condition that Contributed to Injury 
                 Text 
               
               
                 32. 
                 Accident Type 
                 What Type of Accident Caused Injury 
                 Text 
               
               
                 33. 
                 Accident Description 
                 Description of the Accident 
                 Memo 
               
               
                 34. 
                 Corrective Action Taken 
                 What Corrective Action Taken 
                 Memo 
               
               
                 35. 
                 Date Corrective Action Taken 
                 Date the Corrective Action was Taken 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 36. 
                 Witness 
                 Witness of the Accident 
                 Text 
               
               
                 37. 
                 Date Company Knew 
                 Date that Company First Knew of Acc. 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 38. 
                 Street Address of Accident 
                 Address Where Accident Occurred 
                 Text 
               
               
                 39. 
                 Nature of Business 
                 Nature of Business 
                 Text 
               
               
                 40. 
                 County of Injury 
                 County where Injury Occurred 
                 Text 
               
               
                 41. 
                 Emp Worker Status-Yes 
                 Check Box- 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 42. 
                 Emp Worker Status-No 
                 Check Box- 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 43. 
                 Emp Occupation 
                 Occupation of Employee 
                 Text 
               
               
                 44. 
                 Length of Employment 
                 Length of Time Emp. Worked for Co. 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 45. 
                 Injured on Premises-Yes 
                 CB/Was Emp Injured on Premises-Yes 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 46. 
                 Injured on Premises-No 
                 CB/Was Emp Injured on Premises-No 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 47. 
                 Fatality 
                 CB/Was Accident a Fatality 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 48. 
                 Injured on Job-Yes 
                 CB/Did Injury Occur on the Job-Yes 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 49. 
                 Injured on Job-No 
                 CB/Did Injury Occur on the Job-No 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 50. 
                 Injured on Job-Unknown 
                 CB/Injury Occur on the Job-Unknown 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 51. 
                 Other Workers Injured 
                 CB/Were Other Workers Injured 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 52. 
                 Accident Result of Machine Failure 
                 CB/Acc. a Result of Machine Failure 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 53. 
                 Accident Caused by Someone Else 
                 CB/Acc. Caused by Someone Else 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 54. 
                 Company Accident Description 
                 Company&#39;s Description of Accident 
                 Memo 
               
               
                 55. 
                 801 OSHA To Be Filed? 
                 CB/Is 801 OSHA to be Filed 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 56. 
                 Previous Injury Description 
                 Description of Previous Injury 
                 Text 
               
               
                 57. 
                 Shift Start 
                 Beginning of Employee&#39;s Shift 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 58. 
                 Shift End 
                 End of Employees Shift 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 59. 
                 Date Worker Left 
                 Date Employee Left Work 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 60. 
                 Time Worker Left 
                 Time Employee Left Work 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 61. 
                 Date Worker Returned 
                 Date Worker Returned From Disability 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 62. 
                 Number Hrs Per Shift 
                 Number Hrs Employee Works Per Shift 
                 Number 
               
               
                 63. 
                 Days Worked-3 or less 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Works less then 3 days 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 64. 
                 Days Worked-4 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Works 4 days 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 65. 
                 Days Worked-5 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Works 5 days 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 66. 
                 Days Worked-6 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Works 6 days 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 67. 
                 Days Worked-7 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Works 7 days 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 68. 
                 Days Off-Sat 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Days Off-Sat 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 69. 
                 Days Off-Sun 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Days Off-Sun 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 70. 
                 Days Off-Mon 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Days Off-Mon 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 71. 
                 Days Off-Tue 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Days Off-Tue 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 72. 
                 Days Off-Wed 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Days Off-Wed 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 73. 
                 Days Off-Thurs 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Days Off-Thurs 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 74. 
                 Days Off-Fri 
                 CB/Emp. Reg. Days Off-Fri 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 75. 
                 Wage 
                 Employee&#39;s Current Wage 
                 Number 
               
               
                 76. 
                 Wage-Hr 
                 CB/Emp. Wage Per Hour 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 77. 
                 Wage-Wk 
                 CB/Emp. Wage Per Week 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 78. 
                 Wage-Day 
                 CB/Emp. Wage Per Day 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 79. 
                 Wage-Mo 
                 CB/Emp. Wage Per Month 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 80. 
                 Wage-Yr 
                 CB/Emp. Wage Per Year 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 81. 
                 DirectMedical 
                 Direct Medical Costs to Company 
                 Currency 
               
               
                 82. 
                 EmpCompCosts 
                 Employer Contribution 
                 Currency 
               
               
                 83. 
                 EstLongTermCosts 
                 Estimated Long Term Costs to Company 
                 Currency 
               
               
                 84. 
                 TotalCompCosts 
                 Total Compensation Costs By Company 
                 Currency 
               
               
                 85. 
                 AdminCosts 
                 Administration Costs to Company 
                 Currency 
               
               
                 86. 
                 Locale 
                 Co. Plant Location 
                 Text 
               
               
                 87. 
                 Company 
                 Company Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                 88. 
                 TeamCode 
                 Team Code 
                 Text 
               
               
                 89. 
                 TeamName 
                 Team Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: The file you are importing must include all of the above listed columns in the order and data types. If your file does not originally have all of these fields (which it probably won&#39;t), you will need to make a “SPACER” column for each one that is missing and insert them in the correct position. 
               
               
                 This “SPACER” function will be much easier if you are importing a spreadsheet file, than if you are importing an ASCII text file. Remember, even if your file is an ASCII text file, you can open that text file in Excel or Lotus and use the “Parse” function to separate the information into organized columns. Then import the completed files. 
               
             
          
         
       
     
     
       
         
               
             
               
               
               
               
             
               
               
               
               
             
           
               
                 TABLE 6 
               
             
             
               
                   
               
               
                 List of Fields For Import/Export Purposes-SOS Form Data 
               
             
          
           
               
                 # 
                 Field Name 
                 Description 
                 Data Type 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 1. 
                 ReportID 
                 Report ID 
                 Text 
               
               
                 2. 
                 IncidentID 
                 Incident ID (Auto Counter) 
                 Counter 
               
               
                 3. 
                 Last 
                 Last Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                 4. 
                 First 
                 First Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                 5. 
                 AffectedPerson 
                 Affected Person 
                 Text 
               
               
                 6. 
                 WeyerEmp 
                 Is this an Employee? 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 7. 
                 NonEmp 
                 Is this a Non-Employee 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 8. 
                 Company 
                 Company Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                 9. 
                 Locale 
                 Plant/Location # 
                 Text 
               
               
                 10. 
                 Department 
                 Employee Department Code 
                 Text 
               
               
                 11. 
                 Dept Name 
                 Employee Department Name 
                 Text 
               
               
                 12. 
                 MailStop 
                 Employee Mail Stop 
                 Text 
               
               
                 13. 
                 ReportType 
                 Report Type 
                 Text 
               
               
                 14. 
                 DOB 
                 Date of Birth 
                 Text 
               
               
                 15. 
                 Sex Male 
                 Is the employee Male? 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 16. 
                 Sex Female 
                 Is the employee Female? 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 17. 
                 SSN 
                 Social Security Number 
                 Text 
               
               
                 18. 
                 Address 
                 Date Employee Hired 
                 Text 
               
               
                 19. 
                 City 
                 Check Box/Was Employee Hospitalized 
                 Text 
               
               
                 20. 
                 State 
                 Name of Hospital Emp. was taken to 
                 Text 
               
               
                 21. 
                 Zip 
                 Date Injury Occurred 
                 Text 
               
               
                 22. 
                 LOE 
                 Time Injury Occurred 
                 Number 
               
               
                 23. 
                 Hired 
                 Time Employee&#39;s been in Dept 
                 Text 
               
               
                 24. 
                 DateOfIncident 
                 Emp. Treating Physician 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 25. 
                 Time of Incident 
                 Part of Employee Body that was Injured 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 26. 
                 Time in Dept 
                 Check Box/Left side of Emp. Body 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 27. 
                 Location 
                 Check Box/Right side of Emp. Body 
                 Text 
               
               
                 28. 
                 Nature of Injury 
                 CB/Had Emp. Injured Body Part Before 
                 Text 
               
               
                 29. 
                 IncidentType 
                 Nature of Employee&#39;s Injury 
                 Text 
               
               
                 30. 
                 IncidentCode 
                 Cause of Employee&#39;s Injury 
                 Text 
               
               
                 31. 
                 InjuryCode 
                 Condition that Contributed to Injury 
                 Text 
               
               
                 32. 
                 Cause 
                 What Type of Accident Caused Injury 
                 Text 
               
               
                 33. 
                 Condition 
                 Description of the Accident 
                 Text 
               
               
                 34. 
                 ConditionCode 
                 What Corrective Action Taken 
                 Text 
               
               
                 35. 
                 Accident Type 
                 Date the Corrective Action was Taken 
                 Text 
               
               
                 36. 
                 Accident Description 
                 Witness of the Accident 
                 Text 
               
               
                 37. 
                 CorrectiveActionTaken 
                 Date that Company First Knew of Acc. 
                 Memo 
               
               
                 38. 
                 Corrective ActionDescription 
                 Address Where Accident Occurred 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 39. 
                 DateCorrectiveActionTaken 
                 Nature of Business 
                 Memo 
               
               
                 40. 
                 Witness 
                 County where Injury Occurred 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 41. 
                 DateReceived 
                 Check Box- 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 42. 
                 DateReplied 
                 Check Box- 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 43. 
                 ProjectedCompleteDate 
                 Occupation of Emplooyee 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 44. 
                 DateCompleted 
                 Length of Time Emp. Worked for Co. 
                 Text 
               
               
                 45. 
                 AcknowledgedBy 
                 CB/Was Emp Injured on Premises-Yes 
                 Memo 
               
               
                 46. 
                 AcknowledgeNotes 
                 CB/Was Emp Injured on Premises-No 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 47. 
                 Response-Yes/Completed 
                 CB/Was Accident a Fatality 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 48. 
                 Response-Yes/TBI 
                 CB/Did Injury Occur on the Job-Yes 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 49. 
                 Response-Pending 
                 CB/Did Injury Occur on the Job-No 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 50. 
                 Response-No 
                 CB/Injury Occur on the Job-Unknown 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 51. 
                 Response-Other 
                 CB/Were Other Workers Injured 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 52. 
                 SupervisorInvolved 
                 CB/Acc. a Result of Machine Failure 
                 Text 
               
               
                 53. 
                 SupervisorName 
                 CB/Acc. Caused by Someone Else 
                 Yes/No 
               
               
                 54. 
                 FurtherActionNeeded 
                 Company&#39;s Description of Accident 
                 Memo 
               
               
                 55. 
                 FurtherActionSugg 
                 CB/Is 801 OSHA to be Filed 
                 Text 
               
               
                 56. 
                 InvestigationAssignedTo 
                 Description of Previous Injury 
                 Text 
               
               
                 57. 
                 IncidentLocation 
                 Beginning of Employee&#39;s Shift 
                 Text 
               
               
                 58. 
                 PreventativeAction 
                 End of Employee&#39;s Shift 
                 Text 
               
               
                 59. 
                 RecommendedActionDate 
                 Date Employee Left Work 
                 Date/Time 
               
               
                 60. 
                 ActualActionApproved 
                 Time Employee Left Work 
                 Memo 
               
               
                 61. 
                 CorrectiveActionAssigned 
                 Date Worker Returned From Disability 
                 Text 
               
               
                 62. 
                 WorkOrderNo 
                 Number Hrs Employee Works Per Shift 
                 Number 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
     It will be appreciated that the physical data structure in storage device  14  or RAM  16  may take any suitable form, such as inline or multidimensional arrays, indexed arrays, or indexed tables. 
     To better explain the system and methods of the present invention, the operating instructions of a preferred embodiment of the invention are incorporated below: 

 
     Given the above description of the present invention, it can be seen that it includes a data flow as shown in  FIG. 11 . Specifically, a system database creator/modifier  76  operates on system database  52   a  to create or modify system database  52   a . Creator/modifier  76  includes an input form selector  78  that accesses database  52   a  and, through VDT  20  and keyboard  22 /display cursor control system  24 , allows the user to select an input form for display on VDT  20 . Once such an input form is selected by selector  78 , an input form formatter  80 , operating in digital processor  12 , formats the selected form for display on VDT  20 . The selected is then displayed on VDT  20 , and a system record editor  82 , through keyboard  22  and display cursor control systems  24 , allows a user to select specific records for viewing and editing through the selected form, and input new records using the selected form. 
     An incident database creator/modifier is shown at  84 , again operating through digital processor  12 . A system record extractor  86  extracts predefined records from system database  52   a , after which a system information extractor  88 , operating through VDT  20 , keyboard  22  and/or display cursor control system  24 , extracts predefined information from the selected records, and allows the user to specify specific information for extraction. An incident record selector  90  operates on incident database  52   b , either before, while or after the system records and information are extracted at  86  and  88 , to select a specific incident record for viewing or modification or creation. This viewing, modification or creation is performed by an incident record editor  92 , operating through digital processor  12 , RAM  16 , VDT  20 , keyboard  22  and/or display cursor control system  24 . Once the selected incident records are edited, the information is rewritten to incident database  52   b.    
     A report generator is shown at  94 , again operating through digital processor  12 . Generator  94  includes a report format selector  96  that accesses system database  52   a , and through VDT  20 , keyboard  22  and/or display cursor control system  24 , allows a user to select a defined report format. Once the report format is selected, a report formatter  98  accesses and extracts information specified in the selected format from database  52 , including system database  52   a  and incident database  52   b , and manipulates the information to create a completed report. The completed report is then produced through a computer output medium at  100 , such as a printer. 
     From the forgoing identification of the components of the present invention, the following methods and systems are included within the scope of the invention. 
     A computer-implemented process of reporting safety information stored in computer memory is controlled by one or more user workstations  10 . The process includes the step of creating a system database  52   a  stored in computer memory  14 / 16 , database  52   a  including a plurality of defined lists of entries for selected variables and a plurality of defined formats for selected reports. The defined lists include information such as a defined list of employees and a defined list of types of incidents. The defined formats include reports such as OSHA report 200 and DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) accident reports. 
     The process also includes the step of creating an incident database  52   b  stored in computer memory  14 / 16  by selecting an record from one or more of the defined lists in system database  52   a  and inserting the selected entry or entries into a data record. This step can include or be concurrent with the steps of accessing previously created incident records, selecting ones of such records to match information inserted into the current incident record, and displaying on the selected form information comparing the current record to the selected ones of the previously created records. 
     The process further includes the step of creating an incident report by selecting one of the defined formats from system database  52   a  extracting and manipulating information from incident database  52   b  as defined in the selected format from system database  52   a , and producing the report on a computer output medium such as VDT  20 . 
     Viewed somewhat differently, the invention includes a computer-assisted process of reporting safety information stored in computer memory. This process includes the step of creating a company database stored in computer memory  14 / 16 . The company database includes a defined list of employees and a defined list of types of incidents. The process also includes the steps of selecting an employee from the company database, selecting a type of incident from the company database, and creating an incident database stored in computer memory by inserting the selected employee and type of incident into a data record. The process next includes the steps of formatting the incident database into a report and producing the report on a computer output medium. 
     Viewed still differently, the invention includes a computer-aided process of producing incident reports, the process comprising the step of creating a system database  52   a  stored in computer memory  14 / 16 . System database  52   a  includes a plurality of defined lists of entries for selected variables and a plurality of defined formats for selected incident reports. The process further comprises the step of creating an incident database  52   b  stored in computer memory  14 / 16  by selecting an entry from one or more of the defined lists in system database  52   a , and inserting the selected entry or entries into a data record. The process further comprises the step of creating an incident report, by selecting one of the defined formats from system database  52   a , extracting and manipulating information from incident database  52   b  as defined in the selected format, and producing the report on a computer output medium. 
     Described differently, the invention includes an incident reporting system  10 . The reporting system comprises a system database  52   a  stored in computer memory  14 / 16 , including a plurality of defined lists of system records of selected variables, and a plurality of defined report formats for producing selected incident reports. A system record selector  86  is provided for selecting one or more of the defined system records, and an information extractor  88  is provided for extracting one or more elements from the selected system record. 
     The reporting system  10  further comprises an incident database  52   b  stored in computer memory  14 / 16 , including one or more defined lists of incident records of data. Each incident record describes one or more aspect of a specific incident, and may contain one or more of the extracted elements from system database  52   a . A report format selector  96  is provided for selecting one or more of the defined report formats, and a report formatter  98  is provided for extracting and manipulating information from incident database  52   b  as defined in the selected report format. The reporting system  10  further comprises a computer output medium through which the extracted and manipulated information is produced in the selected report format. 
     Reporting system  10  further comprises an input form database  52   a   2 / 52   b   2  including a plurality of defined input forms for prompting a user for input to system/incident database  52 . An input form selector  78  is provided for selecting one or more of the defined input forms, and an input form formatter  80  is provided for extracting and manipulating information from system database  52   a  as defined in the selected input form. A user interface is provided for displaying the selected input form and allowing a user to input information into one or more records of one or more lists of system database  52   a  through the selected input form. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     The present invention is particularly applicable to the administration and support of the industry process known as light duty/restricted duty/recurrence of injury recording, analysis and reporting.