Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. Reports by telephone.
1. Railroads shall give the Commission
immediate telephone notification of the following classes of
accidents/incidents:
a. Accidents resulting
in death;
b. Accidents resulting in
injury requiring immediate hospitalization;
c. Accidents resulting in damage to railroad
property in excess of the amount for which the Federal Railroad Administration
requires an accident report to be filed;
d. Accidents or incidents in which any
hazardous materials are involved;
e. All public railroad-highway grade crossing
accidents;
f. All
accidents/incidents involving rail passenger operations.
2. The immediate telephone notification shall
include but not be limited to the following:
a. Name of person making the telephonic
report;
b. Name of railroad or
railroads involved;
c. Location of
accident/incident;
d. Number of
fatalities;
e. Number of
injuries;
f. Number of derailed
cars;
g. Generic name or names of
the hazardous materials involved, including the name, address, and the
telephone number of the shipper.
B. Federal reports of accidents/incidents --
Railroads shall submit to the Commission copies of all accident/incident
reports and supplements filed with the Federal Railroad Administration and the
Hazardous Materials Regulation Board for accidents/incidents occurring in
Arizona. Said reports shall be submitted to the Commission within the time
specified for submitting to the Federal Railroad Administration. Said reports
shall include:
1. FRA F 6180.54 -- Rail
Equipment Accident/Incident Report;
2. FRA F 6180.55 -- Railroad Injury and
Illness Summary;
3. FRA F 6180.55a
-- Railroad Injury and Illness (Continuation Sheet);
4. FRA F 6180.56 -- Annual Railroad Report of
Man-Hours by State;
5. FRA F
6180.57 -- Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Accident/Incident Report;
6. FRA F 6180.45 -- Annual Summary Report of
Railroad Injury and Illness;
7. DOT
F 5800.1 -- Hazardous Materials Incident Report.
C. Investigations by the Commission.
1. Commission investigators shall investigate
accidents, may inspect railroad records, accounts, books, memoranda,
correspondence, and other documents, and may examine all lands, buildings, and
equipment of railroads. Commission investigators may obtain all relevant
information concerning accidents under investigation, make inquiries of persons
having knowledge of the facts, conduct interviews, and attend, as observers,
hearings or formal investigations by railroads into the causes of accidents.
When necessary to carry out an investigation, the Commission may authorize the
issuance of subpoenas to require the production of records and the giving of
testimony.
2. Whenever necessary,
the Commission will schedule a public hearing on an accident.
3. Incomplete or inaccurate reports will be
investigated by the Commission. Incomplete or inaccurate reporting practices
may be grounds for a public hearing into the matter.
4. Late reports shall be accompanied by a
letter of explanation. Late reports may be grounds for a public hearing into
the matter.
D. All
railroads operating wholly or partially within the state of Arizona shall give
the Commission immediate telephone notification of accidents/incidents as
prescribed herein. All accidents/incidents not reported in accordance with the
provisions of this Section shall be investigated by the Commission.
