A miss is a miss.
A “near miss” is a collision. But the media fails to use the term that way. They say a “near miss” is a “miss”.
This thing was a collision. Which is a “near miss” in that they almost missed, but didn’t miss at all.
“A miss is a miss.
A “near miss” is a collision.”
Near miss (safety)
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A near miss, “near hit”, “close call”, or “nearly a collision” is an unplanned event that has the potential to cause, but does not actually result in human injury, environmental or equipment damage, or an interruption to normal operation.[citation needed]
OSHA defines a near miss as an incident in which no property was damaged and no personal injury was sustained, but where, given a slight shift in time or position, damage or injury easily could have occurred. Near misses also may be referred to as close calls, near accidents, accident precursors, injury-free events and, in the case of moving objects, near collisions.[citation needed]
A near miss is often an error, with harm prevented by other considerations and circumstances.[1]
The phrase “near miss” should not be confused with the phrase “nearly a miss” which would imply a collision.