Section 170IAC4-1-24. Accident reports

   Accidents. The Public Service Commission Act of 1913 as amended in 1941 contains the following provisions:

"I.C. 8-1-2-114, (Burns 54-713). Every public utility shall whenever an accident attended with loss of human life occurs within this state upon its premises, or directly or indirectly arising from or connected with its maintenance or operation, give immediate notice thereof to the commission. In the event of any such accident, the commission, if it deem the public interest requires it, shall cause an investigation to be made forthwith,..."

  In compliance with this legal requirement to inform the commission immediately of every accident attended with loss of human life, the utility shall as soon as possible after being informed of such an accident, and if such accident occurs during a regular business day, inform the commission by telephone of pertinent details of the accident including the name of the deceased. If the accident occurs during a period other than a regular business day the commission shall be so informed as early as practical the first business day following the accident.

  This telephone notification shall be augmented by a written report of the fatal accident as soon as all pertinent information has been accumulated, such report will be filed in the appropriate commission files and available upon proper request or order. (Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; No. 33629: Standards of Service For Electrical Utilities Rule 22; filed Mar 10, 1976, 9:10 am: Rules and Regs. 1977, p. 355; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 4:30 p.m.: 24 IR 4233; readopted filed Apr 24, 2007, 8:21 a.m.: 20070509-IR-170070147RFA; readopted filed Aug 2, 2013, 2:16 p.m.: 20130828-IR-170130227RFA)