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6.9.2 Counting Days Away from Work and Days of Restriction ..................................... 75
6.10 Exceptions to Medical Treatment (First Aid) ................................................................ 76
6.10.1 Questions and Answers on First Aid ....................................................................... 78
6.11 Reporting Requirements for Significant Injury or Illness to Railroad Employees ........ 85
6.12 Reporting Requirements for Specific Case Criteria ....................................................... 85
6.12.1 Reporting Criteria for Needlestick and Sharps Injuries ........................................... 86
6.12.2 Reporting Criteria for Cases Involving Medical Removal ...................................... 87
6.12.3 Reporting Criteria for Cases Involving Occupational Hearing Loss ....................... 88
6.12.4 Reporting Criteria for Work-Related Tuberculosis Cases ....................................... 89
6.12.5 Reporting Criteria for Cases Involving Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders 90
6.12.6 Miscellaneous Questions and Answers .................................................................... 91
6.13 Reporting of Injuries to Persons Other Than Railroad Employees ................................ 98
6.13.1 Questions and Answers on Injuries to Persons Other Than Railroad Employees . 100
6.14 Miscellaneous Guidance .............................................................................................. 102
6.14.1 Coding Instructions Injuries Due to Passenger Station Platform Gap Incidents ... 103
6.15 Instructions for Completing Form FRA F 6180.55a (Continuation) ........................... 105
7. Form FRA F 6180.54 - Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Report ...................................... 113
7.1 Requirement. ................................................................................................................ 113
7.1.1 Reporting Threshold .............................................................................................. 113
7.1.2 Employee Human Factor Reporting and Notification Requirements .................... 113
7.1.3 Coexistent Reporting Requirements ...................................................................... 113
7.2 General Instructions and Interpretations ...................................................................... 114
7.2.1 Identification of Train Accident/Incident .............................................................. 114
7.2.2 Classification of Train Accident/Incident .............................................................. 114
7.2.3 Calculating Costs ................................................................................................... 114
7.2.4 Joint Operations ..................................................................................................... 115
7.2.5 Responsibility for Reporting Multiple Consist Accidents ..................................... 115
7.2.6 Responsibility for Reporting Accidents on Industry Track ................................... 115
7.2.7 Reporting Exceptions ............................................................................................. 115
7.3 Instructions for Completing Form FRA F 6180.54 ..................................................... 116
7.4 Questions and Answers on Rail Equipment Accident Reporting ................................ 131
7.5 Common Reporting Errors ........................................................................................... 136
8. Form FRA F 6180.81 - Employee Human Factor Attachment ............................................. 137
8.1 Requirement ................................................................................................................. 137
8.2 General Instructions and Interpretations ...................................................................... 137
8.3 Submission ................................................................................................................... 138
9. Form FRA F 6180.78 - Notice to Railroad Employee Involved in Rail Equipment
Accident/Incident Attributed to Employee Human Factor: Employee Statement
Supplementing Railroad Accident Report ............................................................................ 139
9.1 Requirement ................................................................................................................. 139



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9.1.1 Employee Action upon Receipt of Notification ..................................................... 140
10. Forms FRA F 6180.57 - Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Accident/Incident Report & FRA F
6180.150 – Highway User Injury Inquiry Form ................................................................... 141
10.1 Requirement ................................................................................................................. 141
10.2 Additional Requirements ............................................................................................. 141
10.3 General Instructions and Interpretations ...................................................................... 142
10.4 Instructions for Completing Form FRA F 6180.57 ..................................................... 144
10.5 Questions and Answers ................................................................................................ 158
10.6 Common Reporting Errors ........................................................................................... 159
10.7 Requirements for Form FRA F 6180.150 .................................................................... 160
10.8 Instructions for Completing Form FRA F 6180.150 ................................................... 162
11. Form FRA F 6180.56 - Annual Railroad Report of Employee Hours and Casualties, by State
............................................................................................................................................... 164
11.1 Requirement ................................................................................................................. 164
11.2 General Instructions and Interpretations ...................................................................... 164
11.3 Instructions for Completing Form FRA F 6180.56 ..................................................... 164
12. Supplemental Information: Contractors; Commuter and Other Passenger Rail Operations 166
12.1 General ......................................................................................................................... 166
12.2 Contractors ................................................................................................................... 166
12.2.1 Contractors – non-railroad employees ................................................................... 166
12.2.2 Contractors – railroad employees .......................................................................... 166
12.3 Train Operations .......................................................................................................... 167
12.3.1 Performed by Railroad ........................................................................................... 167
12.3.2 Performed by Contractor ........................................................................................ 167
12.3.3 Form 6180.55 ......................................................................................................... 168
12.3.4 Form 6180.55a ....................................................................................................... 169
12.3.5 Form 6180.54 ......................................................................................................... 169
12.3.6 Form 6180.57 ......................................................................................................... 169
13. Form FRA F 6180.107 - Alternative Record for Illnesses Claimed to be Work-Related .... 171
13.1 Purpose ......................................................................................................................... 171
13.2 Provision ...................................................................................................................... 171
13.3 Questions and Answers ................................................................................................ 173
Index
Appendices
FRA Guide for Preparing Accident/Incident Reports
1
Executive Summary
Executive Summary
In 1910, Congress enacted the Accident Reports Act, Public Law No. 165, recodified at
49 U.S.C. §§ 20901–20903, as amended. The Accident Reports Act, as amended, requires, in
part, that railroad carriers file with the Secretary of Transportation reports on “all accidents and
incidents resulting in injury or death to an individual or damage to equipment or a roadbed
arising from the carrier’s operations during the month” (emphasis added). The Secretary of
Transportation subsequently delegated the authority to carry out the Accident Reports Act to the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). 49 U.S.C 103(c)(1); 49 CFR 1.49(c)(11). The
accident/incident reporting regulations at 49 CFR Part 225 were originally issued pursuant to the
Accident Reports Act of 1910.
Sixty years later, Congress enacted the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970. Public Law No. 91-
458, recodified primarily at 49 U.S.C. chapter 201, with penalty provisions in 49 U.S.C. chapter
213, as amended. FRA’s accident/incident reporting requirements, 49 CFR Part 225, are
currently issued under the dual statutory authority of the Accident Reports Act of 1910 and the
Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970.
On December 29, 1970, Congress enacted the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).
While the OSH Act gives the Secretary of Labor a broad, general authority to regulate working
conditions that affect the occupational safety and health of employees, it also recognizes the
existence of similar authority in other Federal agencies. Section 4(b)(1) of the OSH Act provides

6.9.2 Counting Days Away from Work and Days of Restriction ..................................... 75

6.10 Exceptions to Medical Treatment (First Aid) ................................................................ 76

6.10.1 Questions and Answers on First Aid ....................................................................... 78

6.11 Reporting Requirements for Significant Injury or Illness to Railroad Employees ........ 85

6.12 Reporting Requirements for Specific Case Criteria ....................................................... 85

6.12.1 Reporting Criteria for Needlestick and Sharps Injuries ........................................... 86

6.12.2 Reporting Criteria for Cases Involving Medical Removal ...................................... 87

6.12.3 Reporting Criteria for Cases Involving Occupational Hearing Loss ....................... 88

6.12.4 Reporting Criteria for Work-Related Tuberculosis Cases ....................................... 89

6.12.5 Reporting Criteria for Cases Involving Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders 90

6.12.6 Miscellaneous Questions and Answers .................................................................... 91

6.13 Reporting of Injuries to Persons Other Than Railroad Employees ................................ 98

6.13.1 Questions and Answers on Injuries to Persons Other Than Railroad Employees . 100

6.14 Miscellaneous Guidance .............................................................................................. 102

6.14.1 Coding Instructions Injuries Due to Passenger Station Platform Gap Incidents ... 103

6.15 Instructions for Completing Form FRA F 6180.55a (Continuation) ........................... 105

7. Form FRA F 6180.54 - Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Report ...................................... 113

7.1 Requirement. ................................................................................................................ 113

7.1.1 Reporting Threshold .............................................................................................. 113

7.1.2 Employee Human Factor Reporting and Notification Requirements .................... 113

7.1.3 Coexistent Reporting Requirements ...................................................................... 113

7.2 General Instructions and Interpretations ...................................................................... 114

7.2.1 Identification of Train Accident/Incident .............................................................. 114

7.2.2 Classification of Train Accident/Incident .............................................................. 114

7.2.3 Calculating Costs ................................................................................................... 114

7.2.4 Joint Operations ..................................................................................................... 115

7.2.5 Responsibility for Reporting Multiple Consist Accidents ..................................... 115

7.2.6 Responsibility for Reporting Accidents on Industry Track ................................... 115

7.2.7 Reporting Exceptions ............................................................................................. 115

7.3 Instructions for Completing Form FRA F 6180.54 ..................................................... 116

7.4 Questions and Answers on Rail Equipment Accident Reporting ................................ 131

7.5 Common Reporting Errors ........................................................................................... 136

8. Form FRA F 6180.81 - Employee Human Factor Attachment ............................................. 137

8.1 Requirement ................................................................................................................. 137

8.2 General Instructions and Interpretations ...................................................................... 137

8.3 Submission ................................................................................................................... 138

9. Form FRA F 6180.78 - Notice to Railroad Employee Involved in Rail Equipment

Accident/Incident Attributed to Employee Human Factor: Employee Statement

Supplementing Railroad Accident Report ............................................................................ 139

9.1 Requirement ................................................................................................................. 139

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9.1.1 Employee Action upon Receipt of Notification ..................................................... 140

10. Forms FRA F 6180.57 - Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Accident/Incident Report & FRA F

6180.150 – Highway User Injury Inquiry Form ................................................................... 141

10.1 Requirement ................................................................................................................. 141

10.2 Additional Requirements ............................................................................................. 141

10.3 General Instructions and Interpretations ...................................................................... 142

10.4 Instructions for Completing Form FRA F 6180.57 ..................................................... 144

10.5 Questions and Answers ................................................................................................ 158

10.6 Common Reporting Errors ........................................................................................... 159

10.7 Requirements for Form FRA F 6180.150 .................................................................... 160

10.8 Instructions for Completing Form FRA F 6180.150 ................................................... 162

11. Form FRA F 6180.56 - Annual Railroad Report of Employee Hours and Casualties, by State

............................................................................................................................................... 164

11.1 Requirement ................................................................................................................. 164

11.2 General Instructions and Interpretations ...................................................................... 164

11.3 Instructions for Completing Form FRA F 6180.56 ..................................................... 164

12. Supplemental Information: Contractors; Commuter and Other Passenger Rail Operations 166

12.1 General ......................................................................................................................... 166

12.2 Contractors ................................................................................................................... 166

12.2.1 Contractors – non-railroad employees ................................................................... 166

12.2.2 Contractors – railroad employees .......................................................................... 166

12.3 Train Operations .......................................................................................................... 167

12.3.1 Performed by Railroad ........................................................................................... 167

12.3.2 Performed by Contractor ........................................................................................ 167

12.3.3 Form 6180.55 ......................................................................................................... 168

12.3.4 Form 6180.55a ....................................................................................................... 169

12.3.5 Form 6180.54 ......................................................................................................... 169

12.3.6 Form 6180.57 ......................................................................................................... 169

13. Form FRA F 6180.107 - Alternative Record for Illnesses Claimed to be Work-Related .... 171

13.1 Purpose ......................................................................................................................... 171

13.2 Provision ...................................................................................................................... 171

13.3 Questions and Answers ................................................................................................ 173

Index

Appendices

FRA Guide for Preparing Accident/Incident Reports

1

Executive Summary

In 1910, Congress enacted the Accident Reports Act, Public Law No. 165, recodified at

49 U.S.C. §§ 20901–20903, as amended. The Accident Reports Act, as amended, requires, in

part, that railroad carriers file with the Secretary of Transportation reports on “all accidents and

incidents resulting in injury or death to an individual or damage to equipment or a roadbed

arising from the carrier’s operations during the month” (emphasis added). The Secretary of

Transportation subsequently delegated the authority to carry out the Accident Reports Act to the

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). 49 U.S.C 103(c)(1); 49 CFR 1.49(c)(11). The

accident/incident reporting regulations at 49 CFR Part 225 were originally issued pursuant to the

Accident Reports Act of 1910.

Sixty years later, Congress enacted the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970. Public Law No. 91-

458, recodified primarily at 49 U.S.C. chapter 201, with penalty provisions in 49 U.S.C. chapter

213, as amended. FRA’s accident/incident reporting requirements, 49 CFR Part 225, are

currently issued under the dual statutory authority of the Accident Reports Act of 1910 and the

Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970.

On December 29, 1970, Congress enacted the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

While the OSH Act gives the Secretary of Labor a broad, general authority to regulate working

conditions that affect the occupational safety and health of employees, it also recognizes the

existence of similar authority in other Federal agencies. Section 4(b)(1) of the OSH Act provides