Oklahoma § 47-230.8 - Reporting of incidents and accidents

§ 47-230.8. Reporting of incidents and accidents

A. Each person involved in an incident or accident during the

transportation, loading, unloading, or related storage in any place

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles

of a hazardous material subject to the provisions of Oklahoma Motor

Carrier Safety and Hazardous Material Transportation Act shall

immediately report, by telephone, to the Department if that incident

or accident involves:

1. a fatality due to fire, explosion, or exposure to any

hazardous material;

2. the hospitalization of any person due to fire, explosion, or

exposure to any hazardous material;

3. a continuing danger to life, health, or property at the

place of the incident or accident; or

4. an estimated property damage of an amount to be determined

by the Commissioner by regulation.

B. A written report shall be submitted by the person to the

Department on a form prescribed by the Department, or in lieu

thereof, a copy of the written report submitted to the United States

Department of Transportation. Each report submitted shall contain

the time and date of the incident or accident, a description of any

injuries to persons or property, any continuing danger to life at

the place of the accident or incident, the identity and

classification of the material, and any other pertinent details.

C. In the case of an incident or accident involving hazardous

materials which is not subject to the Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety

and Hazardous Material Transportation Act but which is subject to

Title 46 or Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the carrier

shall send a copy of the report filed with the United States

Department of Transportation to the Department of Public Safety.

Added by Laws 1986, c. 80, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.