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Csb Incident Structure
The structure of a CSB chemical incident record, representing an accident investigated by or reported to the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
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CSB Chemical Incident is a JSON Structure definition published by US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
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JSON Structure
{
"name": "CSB Chemical Incident",
"description": "The structure of a CSB chemical incident record, representing an accident investigated by or reported to the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board",
"fields": [
{
"name": "incidentId",
"type": "string",
"description": "Unique CSB identifier for the incident",
"required": true
},
{
"name": "incidentDate",
"type": "date",
"description": "Date the incident occurred",
"required": true
},
{
"name": "incidentTime",
"type": "time",
"description": "Local time of incident",
"required": false
},
{
"name": "facilityName",
"type": "string",
"description": "Name of the industrial facility where incident occurred",
"required": true
},
{
"name": "facilityLocation",
"type": "object",
"description": "Geographic location of the facility",
"required": true,
"fields": [
{
"name": "address",
"type": "string",
"description": "Street address"
},
{
"name": "city",
"type": "string",
"description": "City",
"required": true
},
{
"name": "state",
"type": "string",
"description": "US state abbreviation",
"required": true
},
{
"name": "zipCode",
"type": "string",
"description": "ZIP code"
},
{
"name": "latitude",
"type": "number",
"description": "Geographic latitude"
},
{
"name": "longitude",
"type": "number",
"description": "Geographic longitude"
}
]
},
{
"name": "facilityType",
"type": "string",
"description": "Type of industrial facility (Chemical Plant, Refinery, etc.)",
"required": false
},
{
"name": "naicsCode",
"type": "string",
"description": "NAICS industry classification code",
"required": false
},
{
"name": "incidentType",
"type": "string",
"description": "Type of incident: Explosion, Fire, Chemical Release, Toxic Release, Reactive Incident",
"required": true
},
{
"name": "chemicalsInvolved",
"type": "array",
"description": "Hazardous chemicals involved in the incident",
"required": false,
"items": {
"name": "ChemicalInvolved",
"type": "object",
"fields": [
{
"name": "chemicalName",
"type": "string",
"description": "Common chemical name",
"required": true
},
{
"name": "casNumber",
"type": "string",
"description": "CAS registry number"
},
{
"name": "quantity",
"type": "number",
"description": "Estimated quantity released"
},
{
"name": "quantityUnit",
"type": "string",
"description": "Unit of measurement (pounds, gallons, tons)"
},
{
"name": "hazardClass",
"type": "string",
"description": "OSHA hazard class: Toxic, Flammable, Reactive, Corrosive, Explosive"
}
]
}
},
{
"name": "casualties",
"type": "object",
"description": "Casualties resulting from the incident",
"required": false,
"fields": [
{
"name": "fatalities",
"type": "integer",
"description": "Number of fatalities"
},
{
"name": "injuries",
"type": "integer",
"description": "Number of injuries"
},
{
"name": "evacuated",
"type": "integer",
"description": "Number of people evacuated"
},
{
"name": "hospitalized",
"type": "integer",
"description": "Number hospitalized"
}
]
},
{
"name": "investigationStatus",
"type": "string",
"description": "CSB investigation status: Current, Completed, No Investigation",
"required": false
},
{
"name": "investigationReport",
"type": "string",
"description": "URL to CSB investigation report",
"required": false
},
{
"name": "recommendations",
"type": "array",
"description": "Safety recommendations issued",
"required": false,
"items": {
"name": "Recommendation",
"type": "object",
"fields": [
{
"name": "recommendationNumber",
"type": "string",
"description": "CSB recommendation number",
"required": true
},
{
"name": "recipientOrganization",
"type": "string",
"description": "Recipient organization (OSHA, EPA, facility)"
},
{
"name": "description",
"type": "string",
"description": "Recommendation text",
"required": true
},
{
"name": "status",
"type": "string",
"description": "Status: Open or Closed"
},
{
"name": "issueDate",
"type": "date",
"description": "Date recommendation issued"
}
]
}
},
{
"name": "rootCauses",
"type": "array",
"description": "Root causes identified by CSB investigation",
"required": false,
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "regulatoryNotifications",
"type": "array",
"description": "Regulatory agencies notified of the incident",
"required": false,
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
}
]
}