Section 318.1013. Accident reporting.

 

(1)  

(a) Any bodily injury requiring more than first-aid treatment, that occurs in conjunction with a conveyance, shall be reported by the owner or owner's agent to the department or agent municipality within 2 business days of the injury, except as provided in par. (b) .

(b)

1. Any fatality under par. (a) shall be reported to the department or agent municipality within 24 hours of the fatality.

2. For the purposes of this section, the agent municipality is the entity that issued the permit to operate for the conveyance.

(c) At minimum, a report in an acceptable format shall be submitted to the department or agent municipality.

(2)  The owner of a conveyance that causes a bodily injury under sub. (1) may not remove or disturb the conveyance or any of its components or permit any such removal or disturbance prior to receiving authorization from the department or agent municipality, except for the purpose of reducing further bodily harm or property damage, or as provided in sub. (4) .

(3)  The owner of a conveyance that causes a bodily injury under sub. (1) may not return or allow the return of the conveyance back into operation or service until receiving authorization from the department or agent municipality that issued the permit to operate, except as provided in sub. (4) .

(4)  Where authorized by a licensed elevator inspector, the conveyance may be temporarily returned to service until an inspection by the department or agent municipality verifies that continuation of service is acceptable.

CR 14-020 : cr. Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14.

Note

The department may be contacted by telephone at [phone] during normal business hours. The State Division of Emergency Management can be contacted at [phone] during non-business hours. A copy of the elevator/escalator accident report form SBD-10782 and the minimum information needed is available on the Industry Services' website at http://dsps.wi.gov/programs/industry-services . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1