[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: 49CFR230.22]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 230_STEAM LOCOMOTIVE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE STANDARDS--Table 

of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 230.22  Accident reports.



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

steam locomotive boiler or any part or appurtenance thereof, resulting 

in serious injury or death to one or more persons, the railroad on whose 

line the accident occurred shall immediately make a telephone report of 

the accident by calling the National Response Center (toll free) at Area 

Code 800-424-0201. The report shall state the nature of the accident, 

the number of persons killed or seriously injured, the place at which it 

occurred, and the location where the steam locomotive may be inspected. 

Confirmation of this report shall be immediately mailed to the Associate 

Administrator for Safety, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, 

DC 20590, and contain a detailed report of the accident, including, to 

the extent known, the causes and a complete list of the casualties.