Accident Bulletin (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ...of train-service accidents showing, by classes, the number of accidents, and resulting casualties to employees, passengers, and other nontrespassers 11 Table No. 13. Classified summary of nontrain accidents, showing number of accidents and resulting casualties to persons, 11 Appendix--Reports of accident investigations conducted by the Bureau of Safety 13 ACCIDENT REPORTS ACT. An Act Requiring common carriers engaged In Interstate and foreign commerce to make full reports of all accidents to the Interstate Commerce Commission, and authorizing investigations thereof by said commission. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall be the duty of the general manager, superintendent, or other proper officer of every common carrier engaged in interstate or foreign commerce by railroad to make to the Interstate Commerce Commission, at its office in Washington, District of Columbia, a monthly report, under oath, of all collisions, derailments, or other accidents resulting in injury to persons, equipment, or roadbed arising from the operation of such railroad under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the said commission, which report shall state the nature and causes thereof and the circumstances connected therewith: Provided, That hereafter all said carriers shall be relieved from the duty of reporting accidents in their annual financial and operating reports made to the commission. Sec. 2. That any common carrier failing to make such report within thirty days after the end of any month shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars for each and ev...