[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR229.17]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 229_RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVE SAFETY STANDARDS--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 229.17  Accident reports.



    (a) In the case of an accident due to a failure from any cause of a 

locomotive or any part or appurtenance of a locomotive, or a person 

coming in contact with an electrically energized part or appurtenance, 

that results in serious injury or death of one or more persons, the 

carrier operating the locomotive shall immediately report the accident 

by toll free telephone, Area Code 800-424-0201. The report shall state 

the nature of the accident, number of persons killed or seriously 

injured, the place at which it occurred, the location at which the 

locomotive or the affected parts may be inspected by the FRA, and the 

name, title and phone number of the person making the call. The 

locomotive or the part or parts affected by the accident shall be 

preserved intact by the carrier until after the FRA inspection.

    (b) Written confirmation of the oral report required by paragraph 

(a) of this section shall be immediately mailed to the Federal Railroad 

Administration, RRS-25, Washington, DC 20590, and contain a detailed 

description of the accident, including to the extent known, the causes 

and the number of persons killed and injured. The written report 

required by this paragraph is in addition to the reporting requirements 

of 49 CFR part 225.