Root Cause Analysis Tip: Analysis of Golf Accident That Kills One

When I saw the headlines about a fatal golf accident, I had to read more. Here’s the story:

http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2009/08/10/daily13.html

Now for the root cause analysis.

Not much information in the story. Can’t even draw a good SnapCharT®.

What can we do?

Let’s start with a simple Safeguards Analysis.

What was the Hazard?

What was the Target?

What were the Safeguards?

Post your answers below as comments and we’ll see what kind of results accumulate…