diff --git a/app/(protected)/hse/incidents/[id]/page.tsx b/app/(protected)/hse/incidents/[id]/page.tsx
index fefa9f5..ea67000 100644
--- a/app/(protected)/hse/incidents/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/(protected)/hse/incidents/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { notFound } from 'next/navigation'
 import Link from 'next/link'
 import { createClient } from '@/lib/supabase/server'
 import { IncidentDetail, type Incident } from '@/components/incidents/incident-detail'
+import { SimilarIncidentsPanel } from '@/components/incidents/similar-incidents-panel'
 
 interface Props {
   params: Promise<{ id: string }>
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ export default async function HseIncidentDetailPage({ params }: Props) {
           </a>
         </div>
       )}
+      <SimilarIncidentsPanel incidentId={id} />
     </main>
   )
 }
diff --git a/app/api/incidents/[id]/similar/route.ts b/app/api/incidents/[id]/similar/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0043856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/incidents/[id]/similar/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic'
+
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
+import { createClient } from '@/lib/supabase/server'
+import { embedText } from '@/lib/claude/embed'
+
+export async function GET(
+  _request: NextRequest,
+  { params }: { params: Promise<{ id: string }> }
+) {
+  const { id } = await params
+  const supabase = await createClient()
+  const { data: { user }, error: authError } = await supabase.auth.getUser()
+  if (authError || !user) return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Unauthorized' }, { status: 401 })
+
+  const { data: profile } = await supabase.from('users').select('role').eq('id', user.id).single()
+  if (!profile || !['hse', 'admin'].includes(profile.role))
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Forbidden' }, { status: 403 })
+
+  const { data: incident } = await supabase
+    .from('incidents')
+    .select('id, description, embedding')
+    .eq('id', id)
+    .single()
+  if (!incident) return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Not found' }, { status: 404 })
+
+  const inc = incident as { id: string; description: string; embedding: string | null }
+
+  let embeddingVec: number[]
+  if (inc.embedding) {
+    embeddingVec = JSON.parse(inc.embedding) as number[]
+  } else {
+    embeddingVec = await embedText(inc.description)
+    await supabase.from('incidents').update({
+      embedding: `[${embeddingVec.join(',')}]` as unknown as string,
+    }).eq('id', id)
+  }
+
+  const { data: similar } = await supabase.rpc('match_incidents', {
+    query_embedding: `[${embeddingVec.join(',')}]`,
+    exclude_id: id,
+    match_count: 5,
+  })
+
+  return NextResponse.json(similar ?? [])
+}
diff --git a/app/api/incidents/route.ts b/app/api/incidents/route.ts
index 5e85610..4c7a76f 100644
--- a/app/api/incidents/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/incidents/route.ts
@@ -109,5 +109,14 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
   sendNewIncidentEmail(incident.id, zone.site_id, incident.reference_no ?? '', input.incident_type)
     .catch(err => console.error('email notification failed:', err))
 
+  // Embed description asynchronously for future similarity search
+  import('@/lib/claude/embed').then(({ embedText }) =>
+    embedText(input.description.trim()).then(embedding =>
+      supabase.from('incidents').update({
+        embedding: `[${embedding.join(',')}]` as unknown as string,
+      }).eq('id', incident.id)
+    )
+  ).catch(err => console.error('embed error:', err))
+
   return NextResponse.json({ id: incident.id, reference_no: incident.reference_no }, { status: 201 })
 }
diff --git a/components/incidents/similar-incidents-panel.tsx b/components/incidents/similar-incidents-panel.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c58967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/incidents/similar-incidents-panel.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+'use client'
+
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+
+type SimilarIncident = {
+  id: string
+  reference_no: string | null
+  incident_type: string
+  description: string
+  severity: number | null
+  similarity: number
+}
+
+const TYPE_LABELS: Record<string, string> = {
+  injury: 'Injury',
+  near_miss: 'Near Miss',
+  hazard: 'Hazard',
+  asset_damage: 'Asset Damage',
+  environmental: 'Environmental',
+  security: 'Security',
+  fire: 'Fire',
+}
+
+interface Props {
+  incidentId: string
+}
+
+export function SimilarIncidentsPanel({ incidentId }: Props) {
+  const [similar, setSimilar] = useState<SimilarIncident[]>([])
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
+  const [error, setError] = useState(false)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    fetch(`/api/incidents/${incidentId}/similar`)
+      .then(r => {
+        if (!r.ok) throw new Error('failed')
+        return r.json()
+      })
+      .then(data => setSimilar(Array.isArray(data) ? data : []))
+      .catch(() => setError(true))
+      .finally(() => setLoading(false))
+  }, [incidentId])
+
+  if (loading) {
+    return (
+      <div className="mt-6 bg-white rounded-xl shadow-sm p-5">
+        <p className="text-sm text-gray-400">Loading similar incidents…</p>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+  if (error || similar.length === 0) return null
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mt-6 bg-white rounded-xl shadow-sm p-5">
+      <h2 className="text-sm font-semibold text-gray-700 uppercase tracking-wide mb-3">
+        Similar Past Incidents
+      </h2>
+      <div className="space-y-3">
+        {similar.map(inc => (
+          <a
+            key={inc.id}
+            href={`/hse/incidents/${inc.id}`}
+            className="block border border-gray-200 rounded-lg p-3 hover:border-blue-300 hover:bg-blue-50 transition-colors"
+          >
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-1">
+              <span className="text-xs font-medium text-gray-500">
+                {inc.reference_no ?? inc.id.slice(0, 8)} · {TYPE_LABELS[inc.incident_type] ?? inc.incident_type}
+              </span>
+              <span className="text-xs text-gray-400 tabular-nums">
+                {Math.round(inc.similarity * 100)}% similar
+              </span>
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-sm text-gray-700 line-clamp-2">{inc.description}</p>
+          </a>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}