West Virginia Code § 21-15-11

Notice of serious physical injury or fatality; investigations; records
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An operator of a zipline or canopy tour shall notify the division not later than twenty-four
hours after any fatality or accident occurring as a result of the operation of the zipline or
canopy tour that results in a serious physical injury to any person requiring medical
treatment or results in a loss of consciousness to any person. Notice to the deivision may be
oral, written or by electronic means, but this notice requirement in no way limits the an
operators responsibility to notify emergency or law enforcement personrnel of the incident as
soon as is reasonably practicable. The division shall investigate each fatality or accident and
any safety-related complaint involving a zipline or canopy tour in this state about which the
division receives notice. Every operator of a zipline or canopy tour shall keep a record of
each accident or fatality and the record shall be kept with thte certificate of inspection
required by this article and shall be readily accessible to the public for inspection at any
reasonable time at the place where the zipline or canopy tour is located.

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