An owner or operator of an amusement ride or amusement attraction shall notify the division not later than twenty-four hours after any fatality or accident occurring as a result of the operation of the amusement ride or amusement attraction that results in a serious physical injury to any person requiring medical treatment or results in a loss of consciousness to any person. The notice may be oral or written. The division shall investigate each fatality or accident and any safety-related complaint involving an amusement ride or amusement attraction in this state about which the division receives notice. Every owner or operator of an amusement ride or amusement attraction shall keep a record of each accident or fatality and the record shall be kept with the certificate of inspection required by this article and shall be readily accessible to the public for inspection at any reasonable time at the carnival, fair or event where the amusement ride or amusement attraction is located.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 10. Amusement Rides and Amusement Attractions Safety Act
§21-10-4. Inspection and Permit Fees
§21-10-6. Permits; Application; Annual Inspection
§21-10-7. Issuance of Permit; Certificate of Inspection; Availability to Public
§21-10-9. Notice of Serious Physical Injury or Fatality; Investigations; Records Available to Public
§21-10-11. Temporary Cessation of Operation of Ride or Attraction Determined to Be Unsafe
§21-10-12a. Minimum Age for Operating Amusement Ride
§21-10-14. Criminal Penalty for Violation
§21-10-15. Operating or Assembling an Amusement Ride While Intoxicated; Criminal Penalty
§21-10-16. Revocation and Suspension of Permits
§21-10-17. Civil Penalties for Violations