Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-3-25-.07 - Reporting of Accidents

(1) All incidents involving Personal Injury or Property Damage sustained by reason of the operation or malfunction of an elevator, escalator, manlift, moving walk or power dumbwaiter, platform lifts and stairway chairlifts, including death shall be reported by the owner, operator, lessee, or Maintenance Company as follows:

(a) For incidents in which actual Personal Injury or Property Damage is observed or reported by the owner, operator, lessee, or maintenance company at the scene at the time of the incident, immediately by telephone to the Office on the same day or by noon the next business day. The elevator, escalator, manlift, moving walk, or power dumbwaiter, platform lifts and stairway chairlifts, involved shall be taken immediately out of service and no work will be done to the equipment unless otherwise advised (see subparagraph (2) below).

(b) For all other incidents becoming known as the owner, operator, lessee, or maintenance company not at the scene at the time of the incident (including belated reports of Personal Injury after the person alleging injury has departed the scene without notifying the owner, operator, lessee, or maintenance company) by telephone not later than noon the next business day after the incident becomes known to the owner, operator, lessee, or maintenance company. The elevator, escalator, manlift, moving walk, or power dumbwaiter involved shall be taken immediately out of service unless otherwise advised (see subparagraph (2) below).

(c) For all incidents, the owner, operator, lessee shall file a written report, including witness statements, within seven days of the date of the incident or of the date the incident became known to the owner, operator, lessee, or maintenance company, whichever is later.

(2) Upon receiving a telephonic report or emailed report, the Office may at its discretion determine whether or not to investigate an incident. At the time of the report, the Office shall inform the owner, operator, lessee, maintenance company, or agent reporting the incident whether the Office be investigating and when the elevator, escalator, manlift, moving walk or power dumbwaiter, platform lifts and stairway chairlifts, involved may be repaired or put back in service. In its discretion, the Office may require a telephonic conference with the certified elevator mechanic or Maintenance Company prior to making a decision to investigate an incident.

(3) All telephonic and written reports for accidents involving personal injury shall include the name(s), address, phone number and injuries of the person(s) injured and any witnesses. It will also include a description of the accident.

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Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-3-25-.07

O.C.G.A. §§ 8-2-101, 8-2-106.

Original Rule entitled "New, Altered or Relocated Elevators" adopted. F. Sep. 4, 2013; eff. Sept. 24, 2013. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Dec. 12, 2014; eff. Jan. 1, 2015. Repealed: New Rule entitled "Reporting of Accidents" adopted. F. Dec. 4, 2020; eff. Dec. 29, 2020, as specified by the Agency. Amended: F. June 10, 2022; eff. July 1, 2022, as specified by the Agency.