Michigan Laws 408.670 – Accident report; notice to department; removal from service; inspection
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 408.670
- Carnival or amusement ride: means a device that carries or conveys passengers along, around, or over a fixed or restricted route or course for the purpose of giving its passengers amusement, pleasure, thrills, or excitement. See Michigan Laws 408.652
- Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 408.652
- Operator: means a person who controls the operation of a carnival or amusement ride. See Michigan Laws 408.652
- Owner: means any person who owns or leases and controls or manages the operation of a carnival or amusement ride, and includes an individual, partnership, corporation, both profit and nonprofit, or the state and any of its political subdivisions and their departments or agencies. See Michigan Laws 408.652
- Serious injury: means a physical injury that is not necessarily permanent, but that constitutes serious bodily disfigurement or that seriously impairs the functioning of a body organ or limb. See Michigan Laws 408.652
An owner or operator of a carnival or amusement ride shall immediately report to the department by telephone any accident in which a fatality occurs or an individual suffers a serious injury resulting from the structural or mechanical failure of a carnival or amusement ride, or in which it appears that the construction, design, or function of the carnival or amusement ride may have directly contributed to the fatality or serious injury. If an accident occurs on a day that the department is closed, the owner shall report the incident to the department by 9 a.m. of the next business day that the department is open. The owner shall immediately remove the carnival or amusement ride from service, secure the scene of the accident, and not disturb the scene to any greater extent than is necessary for the removal of a deceased or injured individual. The ride must not be released for repair or operation until after an inspection of the ride is completed and the ride is determined to not be hazardous or unsafe.