Section 6000.160  Reports

a)         Personal Injury Report.  The owner or manager of an amusement ride or amusement attraction shall report a serious injury to the Department within 24 hours after occurrence of the incident by telephone or other means of immediate communication.  An owner or manager shall confirm in writing to the Director all such accidents within forty-eight hours after occurrence of the incident.  The report of an accident may be a duplicate copy of the report submitted to the insurance companies.

b)         Fatal Accident Reports:

1)         An owner or manager shall as soon as physically possible report to the Director all fatal accidents resulting from the operation of an amusement ride or amusement attraction.

2)         The initial report shall be made by telephone and followed within twenty-four hours in writing.

3)         If the fatality is related to a major breakdown the Department shall initiate an investigation within 24 hours of initial notification.

4)         The amusement ride or amusement attraction shall not be moved or repaired without written approval of the Department.  This rule shall not be construed to hinder any action by emergency response personnel or to prevent the elimination of any obvious safety hazard.

5)         The owner or manager shall afford the Department every facility for inspection.  He shall provide all information or facts known as to the cause of such accidents.

(Source:  Amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 13384, effective September 1, 1994)