Accidents; personal injuries; death; production; employment;
reports
Sec. 15. (A) The operator of each underground commercial mine
shall report to the director on or before the 15th day following each
calendar month certain information. Such information shall include
the name of the operator, the name of the person in charge, the seam
mined, the tons of coal produced, the number of men employed, the
number of days the mine operated, the number of lost time accidents,
the number of days lost during the month due to mine injuries,
together with such information as may be required by the director.
Forms for filing such reports shall be furnished by the director upon
application therefor.
(B) The operator of any underground commercial mine shall
notify the director immediately when an accident occurs which
prohibits the normal operation of the mine for one (1) or more shifts,
or for the remainder of the shift during which the accident occurred;
and when any injury has been incurred that results in loss of life or
requires the attendance of a physician or surgeon.
(C) It shall be the duty of the operator of any underground
commercial mine to employ only persons certified under the
coal-mining laws of this state as mine foreman, assistant mine
foreman, fire boss, shot firer, and hoisting engineer.
(D) It shall be the duty of the operator of any underground
commercial mine to operate such mine in full conformity with the
coal-mining laws of this state.
(Formerly: Acts 1955, c.168, s.29.)
Last modified: May 27, 2006