Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 22-13-2-13
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15
Sec. 7.
(a) An
accident involving a regulated lifting device shall be reported by the owner of
the regulated lifting device within twenty-four (24) hours after the accident
has occurred. This initial report shall contain, to the extent available, the
information specified in subsection (b)(1) through (b)(8).
(b) The owner shall submit a final written
accident report to the office as soon as possible after the accident has
occurred, but in any event no later than two (2) weeks after the date of the
accident. The following information shall be included in the final written
accident report:
(1) Registration number of
the regulated lifting device.
(2)
Owner and operator of the regulated lifting device.
(3) The names, address, and phone numbers of
all persons responsible for the maintenance or repair of the regulated lifting
device.
(4) Location of the
regulated lifting device.
(5)
Names, addresses, and phone numbers of any persons injured.
(6) Date and time of the accident.
(7) Operating condition of the installation
as known.
(8) Brief details of the
accident.
(9) Police report, if it
exists.
(10) Fire department
report, if it exists.
(11)
Emergency medical report, if it exists.
(12) Any other emergency response
reports.
(c) The office
may request, and the owner shall provide, any additional records and
information which in any way relate to an accident and shall assist the office
in the investigation of any accident.
(d) The following definitions apply
throughout this section:
(1) "Accident" means
any occurrence involving a regulated lifting device in which:
(A) one (1) or more individuals are fatally
injured or require medical treatment; or
(B) the damage to the regulated lifting
device exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
(2) "First aid" means any one-time treatment,
and any follow-up visit for the purpose of observation, of minor scratches,
cuts, burns, splinters, and so forth, which do not ordinarily require medical
care. Such one-time treatment, and follow-up visit for the purpose of
observation, is considered first aid even though provided by a physician or
registered professional personnel.
(3) "Medical treatment" includes treatment
administered by a physician or by registered professional personnel under the
standing orders of a physician (including emergency medical technicians,
advanced emergency medical technicians, and paramedics). Medical treatment does
not include first aid treatment even though provided by a physician or
registered professional personnel.
