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§ 870-g. Reports of injuries. 1. The owner or lessee of any amusement\ndevice, viewing stand or tent which, during the course of its operation,\nis involved in an accident which results in an injury shall report such\ninjury to the owner's or lessee's insurer.\n 2. The owner or lessee of any amusement device, viewing stand or tent\nwhich, during the course of its operation, is involved in an accident\nwhich results in a serious injury shall report such injury to the\ncommissioner prior to the close of business of the commissioner's next\nbusiness day.\n 3. When a serious injury occurs involving the operation of an\namusement device, viewing stand or tent, the owner or lessee shall\nimmediately shut down the device, viewing stand or tent from further\nuse.
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§ 870-g. Reports of injuries. 1. The owner or lessee of any amusement\ndevice, viewing stand or tent which, during the course of its operation,\nis involved in an accident which results in an injury shall report such\ninjury to the owner's or lessee's insurer.\n 2. The owner or lessee of any amusement device, viewing stand or tent\nwhich, during the course of its operation, is involved in an accident\nwhich results in a serious injury shall report such injury to the\ncommissioner prior to the close of business of the commissioner's next\nbusiness day.\n 3. When a serious injury occurs involving the operation of an\namusement device, viewing stand or tent, the owner or lessee shall\nimmediately shut down the device, viewing stand or tent from further\nuse. (a) In the case of an amusement device, the device may not resume\noperation until the safety coordinator determines that the serious\ninjury was not caused by a mechanical or structural defect in the\namusement device; (b) In the case of a viewing stand or tent, the stand\nor tent may not be occupied again until the commissioner or the safety\ncoordinator determines that the serious injury was not caused by a\nmechanical or structural defect in the viewing stand or tent.\n 4. If the safety coordinator determines that a serious injury was\ncaused by a mechanical or structural defect, the device shall remain\nshut down until such repairs are completed and the device is deemed\noperational by a licensed architect, professional engineer, qualified\ninspector of an insurance underwriter or an inspector approved by the\ncommissioner. An affidavit of such inspection and correction of defect\nshall be filed with the commissioner.\n