50-73-306. Operator to give notice of happening of certain occurrences. Immediate notice must be conveyed to the department by the operator interested:
(1) when an accident occurs whereby a person receives serious or fatal injury;
(2) when work is commenced to sink a shaft, slope, or drift either for hoisting or escape purposes;
(3) when there is intent to abandon a mine or to reopen an abandoned mine;
(4) upon the appearance of a large body of firedamp in a mine, whether accompanied by explosion or not, and upon the occurrence of a serious fire within the mine or on the surface around the mine;
(5) when the workings of a mine are approaching near an abandoned mine believed to contain accumulation of water or gas; or
(6) upon the accidental closing or intended abandonment of a regularly established passageway to an escape outlet.
History: En. 50-477 by Sec. 20, Ch. 267, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 50-477(part); amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 73. Safety in Coal Mines
Part 3. Duties of Operator and Employees in Mine Operation
50-73-301. Operator to report amount of coal produced
50-73-302. Hoisting -- licensing of hoisting engineers
50-73-303. Nonpermissible internal-combustion engines
50-73-304. Owner to provide and maintain airways
50-73-305. Specific prohibitions and safety precautions
50-73-306. Operator to give notice of happening of certain occurrences
50-73-307. Operator to make and preserve record of all injuries
50-73-308. Operator to notify miners' organization of mine fatality