Most errors happen in the perceptual or visual aspect of working with data. It is not a keying error – or a slip of the fingers – that makes $369.23 turn into $396.23. The problem lies in how we look at and read the data. Between our eyes and our brain, the 6 and 9…
Error on tax bill causes approximately 70,000 property owners to be overcharged. This error involved three different departments and will require numerous pieces of communication with taxpayers to correct the fallout from this error ripple effect according to The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Twins given 1,000 times the dosage of blood thinner. Instead of receiving 10 units per milliliter, the victims were given 10,000 units per milliliter. Additional drugs were administered to counteract the overdose of blood thinner. Want to learn more?
A Japanese securities firm employee made an error when placing a sell order. Instead of selling 1 share at 610,000 yen, the numbers were reversed and 610,000 shares were sold for 1 yen causing mayhem in the Japanese market. Want to read more about the cost of this error?
The omission of a digit on a mail order site causes company to lose over $2 million in revenue. Fifteen hundred units had already been sold at the drastically reduced price (19,800 yen instead of 198,000) before the error was caught. Want to read more about the cost of this typo?
