Ariz. Admin. Code § 14-5-105

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 25, June 21, 2024

Section R14-5-105 - Railroad Accident/Incident Reports; Investigation

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.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R14-5-105

Former General Order R-6; Former Section R14-5-406 renumbered as Section R14-5-105 effective September 30, 1982 (Supp. 82-5). Amended subsections (A), (B), (D), and (F) effective April 16, 1986 (Supp. 86-2). Amended effective May 28, 1992 (Supp. 92-2).