Section 220.5  Introduction

 

a)         This Part governs all fixed public utilities, other than pipelines transporting liquids and telecommunications carriers subject to public utilities regulation under Section 13-101 of the Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS 5], in reporting accidents to the Illinois Commerce Commission (Commission).

 

b)         As used in this Part, "fixed public utilities" shall not include telecommunications carriers subject to public utilities regulation under Section 13-101 of the Public Utilities Act.

 

(Source:  Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 15903, effective July 11, 2014)

 

Section 220.10  Reporting Accidents

 

Except as otherwise specified in this Part, a report shall be made to this Commission of every accident occurring on the property of a public utility, or resulting from the construction, operation and maintenance of its property whenever it may be located in the State of Illinois.

 

(Source:  Amended at 15 Ill. Reg. 5056, effective April 1, 1991)

 

Section 220.20  Class of Utilities

 

a)         For the purpose of reporting accidents, fixed public utilities other than pipelines transporting liquids and telecommunications carriers have been classified according to their last annual report to the Commission, as follows:

 

1)         Class "A" – public utilities having an annual gross operating revenue exceeding $250,000 will report each month, within 30 days after the end of the month for which report is made.  No report is required for a month in which there are no accidents.

 

2)         Class "B" – public utilities having an annual gross operating revenue exceeding $50,000, but not more than $250,000, shall report each quarter, within 30 days after the end of the quarter for which report is made.  No report is required for a quarter in which there are no accidents.

 

3)         Classes "C" and "D" – public utilities Class "C", having an annual gross operating revenue exceeding $10,000 but not more than $50,000, and public utilities Class "D", having an annual gross operating revenue of $10,000 or less, shall report each year, within 30 days after the end of the year for which report is made.

 

b)         From annual reports, the Commission will determine for each public utility the class to which it belongs and give notification accordingly.

 

c)         Monthly, quarterly and yearly reports shall date from the beginning of each calendar year.

 

d)         All classes having periods with no accident to report during a year shall file a summary statement (Form U-3) indicating periods of non-reporting within 30 days after the end of the year for which the report is made.

 

(Source:  Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 15903, effective July 11, 2014)

 

Section 220.30  Immediate Report

 

a)         Section 8-507 of The Public Utilities Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 111⅔, par. 8-507) requires that whenever any accident occasions the loss of life or limb to any person, such public utility shall immediately give notice to the Commission of the fact by the speediest means of communication, whether telephone, telegraph or post.

 

b)         Initial reports by post, telephone, or telegraph shall in every instance show the date, time and place of accident, nature of accident and number of persons killed or injured.  All such reports shall be confirmed with Form U-1, as provided for in Section 220.50.

 

(Source:  Amended at 15 Ill. Reg. 5056, effective April 1, 1991)

 

Section 220.40  Periodical Reports

 

Reports of all accidents (including those previously reported by telephone, telegraph or post), shall be submitted in accordance with the instruction for that public utility's assigned class.  When there are no accidents to report pursuant to Section 220.20, Form U-3 should be used for the annual report.

 

(Source:  Amended at 15 Ill. Reg. 5056, effective April 1, 1991)

 

Section 220.50  Report Blanks

 

a)         Form U-1  Blank form to be used for reporting each accident.

 

b)         Form U-2  Statement of officer reporting accidents monthly, quarterly or yearly as the case may be, including summary.

 

c)         Form U-3  Statement of officer reporting no accident, yearly indicating all months containing no accidents to report.

 

(Source:  Amended at 15 Ill. Reg. 5056, effective April 1, 1991)

 

Section 220.60  Instructions for Reporting

 

a)         An accident that causes no death or personal injury to any persons and that causes not over $20,000 damage to the property of the utility should not be reported.  Any traffic accident that causes no death to any persons on public thoroughfares involving a utility operated motor vehicle should not be reported.

 

b)         In reporting damages to property, the amount may be stated in the nearest  even dollars.  Give an estimate if the actual amount is not known.  Do not include sums paid or payable for death or personal injury.

 

c)         Accidents to persons resulting in immediate death, or in death within 24 hours from the time the accident occurred, should be reported as "killed."  All other accidents to persons, including those resulting in death of the person injured, after an interval of more than 24 hours from the time the accident occurred, should be reported as "injured".

 

d)         Accidents to employees resulting in slight injury, which do not prevent the employee injured from performing his or her accustomed service for more than three days, in the aggregate, should not be reported.  Accidents to "other persons", resulting in slight injury when the person injured is not incapacitated for more than one day, should not be reported.  "Incapacitated" means an injury that prevents the person injured from following his or her accustomed vocation.

 

e)         In case of persons killed or injured, other than employees, give names and state whether killed or injured.

 

f)         Whenever an employee not on duty is killed or injured, the report should explain the occasion of the employee's presence at the place of the accident.

 

(Source:  Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 7107, effective June 4, 2019)