A mailroom logs several minor cut injuries over six months, but each case is closed in isolation and leadership never sees a trend. What analytical step is missing?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
One nick looks like bad luck; six nicks in the same mailroom look like a process problem. If every case closes alone, nobody connects the dots. Roll the data up, see the pattern, then fix the cutter, the gloves, or the layout.
Full Explanation
Incident systems should support pattern detection across similar events, locations, and injury types. Closing cases only in isolation hides recurring hazards that warrant engineering or procedural correctives. Risk managers should trend minor injuries and near-misses, surface clusters to leadership, and drive targeted interventions when frequency indicates a systemic issue rather than random one-offs.