The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-08

cumstanccs attending accident shall
have bcon ascertained
CD An accident occurring ON a raii. /
road or division used Jointly or in
common by two or more companies
shall be reported by the company
whose superintendent has Immediate
charge OF the road or division IN ques
tion.
CD collision Gas az crossines) of
the trains OF two different companies
shall be reported by both companies.
The report of such collision shall be
plainly endorsed at the top Crossing
or Junction"
co An accident on a private sid.
ing or private track shall be reported
by the railroad company Go which the
.engine at work on the siding belongs
co Accidents to persons resulting
In Immediate death or death within
forty-eight ISl hours from the time
Of accident shall be reported on the
blank form in the column headed
Killed An other accidents 10 per
sons, including those resulting in
death OF the person injured after an
interval of more than forty-eight
hours from the time of accident shall
be reported In the column headed
injured" IN daily reports and upon
the death Of any injured person after
forty eight hours supplemented re-
port shall be made stating the time
aud place of the death and the nature
OF this injury from which such person
died.
.t0 Accidents TO employees in re-.
pair shops. construction shops or other
t,lu h.
not connected with the transportation
department. should not be reported
t9 Reports shah be numbered con
lsecutiyely beginniug with eayh calen-
dar year.
90 The term freight train" IS 20
include mixed and all other trains, en-
gines or parts of trans Of any kind
which are not included under "passen-
lger"
fl0l Give In the space provided. the
lttne thet th accident occurred. lt
within an hour of sunrise or sunset
say whether daylight on dark.
t11) persons killed or injured
should be classified as shown ON the
form Glass a to include al passen-
gers on passenger irainM Class b ~
include passengers travelling on freight
trains. Glass BB to include persons
mot passengers on passenger ur
freight trainsl who arc customarily
carried or allowed on trains nnder
Especial arrangements or privileges.
such as postal clerks, express messen-
lgers, conductors, porters and other
lemployes on Pullman cars; employees
ION special or private cars, ncwsbOys,
baggage or transfer solicitors, pod
ldlers, live stock tenders, men not in
Iemploy of reporting company in charge
lof locomotives, cars. machinery or other
freight Class G anG &C 20 include en-.
glnemen, firemen, mOt0rmen, conduct.
ors and brakemen in road service,
whether engaged on passenger, freight
or special trains; baggagemen and
lrear end flagmen Glass - to include
conductors, switchmen brakemen en-
lgine men. firemen and motormen en-.
gagged wholly or chiefly in yard work
This includes "switchmen," so-called
but not switch tenders. The tern
"switchmen" includes 'droppers
"field men" etc. Glass n to include
all switch tenders mot Including
switchmen on regular switching train
crews) lever men AMI lamp men,
track, bridge and crossing watchman
policemen, detectives and all other en-
ployes engaged in the surveillance o
the property operated.
Nature and Cause Of Accidents.
(l2) Give the kind and number o
each train, or electric car; direction of
its movement (casi. west, north ol
south brief description OF damage e
cars, engines or other property.
03) Give statement of cause o
causes as reported by division super
intendent or other officer In immedi
late charge If the accident was cause,
or is believed to have been caused b.
an employe state the experience OF thi
lempoye and give the rumber of hour,
he has been on duty and number %
hours rest, for forty-eight hours pre-
ceding accident
UD Quote the rule or rules boar
ing on the operation involved
00 In all cases. except Where
manifestly immatcriai. state how mans
cars were air-braked and In workipi
order; how many not air-braked, Werl
hand brakes being used? How mans
brakemen on train? State number b
cars loaded and empty IN train how
many engines drawing or pushini
train. IN case of passenger train give
number OF each class of cars Whcr
derailment results from defective
equipments state date OF last inspec
tion.
O6) ln case of failure of air brake
give Initials and number of car nam
and style Of apparatus. and cause e.
failure
OO Where accident is due q
coupling or uncoupling cars an,
where employe rs killed or iniurei
while between the ends Of cars. on bee
tween a car and an engine, or hetweei
two engines the report should SHOW
clearly the reason therefor
GSl ln Gaze OF defective cOuplers
, lgiyo initials and number Of car nam'
and style of coupler. cause "a failure
etc
U9l where accident is due % com
ine in contact with overhead Obatrur
ti0ns, or distractions "a side ot irars
, lgiye height of obstruction ebove rai
and height of car; lateral disianc
from center Of track; presence or ah
T. sence of warning guards; presence @
fog. snow or ice.
200 Where accident occurs at
crossing state whether crossing