Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

66 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1508 (2026)

 Reports of accidents.

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§ 1508.  Reports of accidents.

Every public utility shall give immediate notice to the commission of the happening of any accident in or about, or in connection with, the operation of its service and facilities, wherein any person shall have been killed or injured, and furnish such full and detailed report of such accident, within such time and in such manner as the commission shall require. Such report shall not be open for public inspection, except by order of the commission, and shall not be admitted in evidence for any purpose in any suit or action for damages growing out of any matter or thing mentioned in such report.

 

Cross References.  Section 1508 is referred to in section 102 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2012–2012 · leading case: Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n v. Gilbert, 40 A.3d 755 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2012).
Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n v. Gilbert, 40 A.3d 755 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2012). “Section 1508 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 1508 (emphasis added), provides that: Every public utility shall give immediate notice to the [PUC] of the happening of any accident in or about, or in connection with, the operation of its service and facilities, wherein any…”
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