CSB Chemical Incident

JSON Schema representing a chemical incident reported to or investigated by the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), including accidental releases reported under the Accidental Release Reporting Rule.

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Properties

Name Type Description
incidentId string Unique identifier for the incident
incidentDate string Date the incident occurred
incidentTime string Time the incident occurred (local time)
facilityName string Name of the facility where the incident occurred
facilityLocation object
facilityType string Type of industrial facility
naicsCode string NAICS industry classification code for the facility
incidentType string Primary type of incident
chemicalsInvolved array List of hazardous chemicals involved in the incident
casualties object
investigationStatus string Current status of CSB investigation
investigationReport string URL to the CSB investigation report if available
recommendations array Safety recommendations issued as a result of this incident
rootCauses array Root causes identified by CSB investigation
regulatoryNotifications array Regulatory agencies notified (EPA, OSHA, state agencies)
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JSON Schema

csb-incident-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-chemical-safety-and-hazard-investigation-board/main/json-schema/csb-incident-schema.json",
  "title": "CSB Chemical Incident",
  "description": "JSON Schema representing a chemical incident reported to or investigated by the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), including accidental releases reported under the Accidental Release Reporting Rule.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "incidentId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the incident",
      "examples": ["CSB-2023-001", "2023-01-I-TX-0001"]
    },
    "incidentDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date the incident occurred",
      "examples": ["2023-04-15"]
    },
    "incidentTime": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "time",
      "description": "Time the incident occurred (local time)",
      "examples": ["14:30:00"]
    },
    "facilityName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Name of the facility where the incident occurred",
      "examples": ["Acme Chemical Plant", "XYZ Refinery"]
    },
    "facilityLocation": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/Location"
    },
    "facilityType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of industrial facility",
      "examples": ["Chemical Plant", "Oil Refinery", "Petrochemical Facility", "Fertilizer Plant", "Water Treatment Plant"]
    },
    "naicsCode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "NAICS industry classification code for the facility",
      "examples": ["325110", "324110"]
    },
    "incidentType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Primary type of incident",
      "enum": [
        "Explosion",
        "Fire",
        "Chemical Release",
        "Toxic Release",
        "Reactive Incident",
        "Multiple Causes"
      ]
    },
    "chemicalsInvolved": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/ChemicalInvolved"
      },
      "description": "List of hazardous chemicals involved in the incident"
    },
    "casualties": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/Casualties"
    },
    "investigationStatus": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Current status of CSB investigation",
      "enum": [
        "Current",
        "Completed",
        "No Investigation"
      ]
    },
    "investigationReport": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "URL to the CSB investigation report if available",
      "examples": ["https://www.csb.gov/investigations/completed-investigations/"]
    },
    "recommendations": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/Recommendation"
      },
      "description": "Safety recommendations issued as a result of this incident"
    },
    "rootCauses": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Root causes identified by CSB investigation"
    },
    "regulatoryNotifications": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Regulatory agencies notified (EPA, OSHA, state agencies)"
    }
  },
  "required": ["incidentId", "incidentDate", "facilityName", "incidentType"],
  "$defs": {
    "Location": {
      "title": "Location",
      "description": "Geographic location of the incident",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "address": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Street address of the facility"
        },
        "city": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "City where the incident occurred"
        },
        "state": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "US state abbreviation",
          "examples": ["TX", "LA", "WV", "CA"]
        },
        "zipCode": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "ZIP code",
          "pattern": "^\\d{5}(-\\d{4})?$"
        },
        "latitude": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Geographic latitude",
          "minimum": -90,
          "maximum": 90
        },
        "longitude": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Geographic longitude",
          "minimum": -180,
          "maximum": 180
        }
      },
      "required": ["city", "state"]
    },
    "ChemicalInvolved": {
      "title": "Chemical Involved",
      "description": "A chemical involved in an incident",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "chemicalName": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Common name of the chemical",
          "examples": ["Chlorine", "Anhydrous Ammonia", "Hydrogen Sulfide", "Methanol"]
        },
        "casNumber": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number",
          "pattern": "^\\d{2,7}-\\d{2}-\\d$",
          "examples": ["7782-50-5", "7664-41-7"]
        },
        "quantity": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Estimated quantity released"
        },
        "quantityUnit": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Unit of measure for released quantity",
          "examples": ["pounds", "gallons", "tons", "kg"]
        },
        "hazardClass": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "OSHA hazard classification",
          "examples": ["Toxic", "Flammable", "Reactive", "Corrosive", "Explosive"]
        }
      },
      "required": ["chemicalName"]
    },
    "Casualties": {
      "title": "Casualties",
      "description": "Injury and fatality counts for an incident",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "fatalities": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Number of fatalities"
        },
        "injuries": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Number of injuries requiring medical treatment"
        },
        "evacuated": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Number of persons evacuated"
        },
        "hospitalized": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "Number of persons hospitalized"
        }
      }
    },
    "Recommendation": {
      "title": "Safety Recommendation",
      "description": "A CSB safety recommendation issued following an investigation",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "recommendationNumber": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "CSB recommendation number",
          "examples": ["2023-01-I-TX-R1"]
        },
        "recipientOrganization": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Organization to which the recommendation is directed",
          "examples": ["OSHA", "EPA", "Facility Name", "Industry Association"]
        },
        "description": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Text of the safety recommendation"
        },
        "status": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Current status of the recommendation",
          "enum": [
            "Open",
            "Closed - Acceptable Action",
            "Closed - Unacceptable Action",
            "Closed - No Response",
            "Closed - Superseded"
          ]
        },
        "issueDate": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date",
          "description": "Date recommendation was issued"
        }
      },
      "required": ["recommendationNumber", "description"]
    }
  }
}