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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 09.12.60.08" title_num="09" subtitle_num="12" chapter_num="60" heading="Injury Reporting and Recording.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Injury Reporting.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Whenever a death, in-patient hospitalization, amputation, compound fracture, broken tooth, or loss of an eye occurs during the use of an amusement attraction:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The person who directly controls the operation of the amusement attraction shall immediately close the amusement attraction until it has been inspected by the Commissioner; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The amusement owner shall report orally or in writing to the Commissioner within 24 hours:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Date and time of the incident;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Name, address, and telephone number of the injured person and parent or guardian information if the injured person is a minor;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Age of the injured person;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Name and manufacturer of the amusement attraction;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Description of the injury;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>Description of events related to the incident; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vii)">
          <text>Name, address, and phone number of the amusement attraction operator and attendants.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If an owner is unaware of the condition of a member of the public injured during the operation of an amusement attraction who was transported away from the premises by an emergency response vehicle, the owner shall report verbally to the Commissioner within 24 hours the information required in §A(1)(b) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Injury Recording.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>In addition to the reporting requirements of §A of this regulation, all owners shall maintain an injury log of all injuries to the public that occur during use of amusement attractions that require medical treatment by a physician other than one-time first aid and does not include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An injury that does not ordinarily require medical treatment, such as a minor burn, splinter, contusion, scratch, or cut not requiring stitches; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A diagnostic procedure, including examination and x-ray, even though provided by a physician or other licensed professional personnel.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The injury log shall contain the following information:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Company name;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Location;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Date;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Certificate number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Type of amusement attraction;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Nature of incident;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Description of injury;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>Age of injured person;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>Last known condition of injured person, including date information obtained; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(j)">
        <text>Date added to log.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Each injury required under this section and §A of this regulation, shall be recorded on the injury log within 7 calendar days and updated as additional required information becomes available.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A copy of a sample injury log is available on the Department’s webpage.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>An owner shall maintain injury logs on a calendar year basis beginning January 1, 2023.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Beginning January 1, 2024, an owner shall certify the completeness and accuracy of the information contained on the injury log by January 15 of the following calendar year.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Beginning January 1, 2023, an owner shall provide access to prior years’, and the portion completed for the current year, injury log to the Commissioner.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Each owner shall maintain, and make available for inspection by the Commissioner, an injury log for 5 years.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>