[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 30, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 30CFR50.11]



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                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES

 

  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

 

PART 50_NOTIFICATION, INVESTIGATION, REPORTS AND RECORDS OF ACCIDENTS, 

INJURIES, ILLNESSES, EMPLOYMENT, AND COAL PRODUCTION IN MINES--Table 

of Contents

 

     Subpart B_Notification, Investigation, Preservation of Evidence

 

Sec.  50.11  Investigation.



    (a) After notification of an accident by an operator, the MSHA 

District Manager will promptly decide whether to conduct an accident 

investigation and will promptly inform the operator of his decision. If 

MSHA decides to investigate an accident, it will initiate the 

investigation within 24 hours of notification.

    (b) Each operator of a mine shall investigate each accident and each 

occupational injury at the mine. Each operator of a mine shall develop a 

report of each investigation. No operator may use Form 7000-1 as a 

report, except that an operator of a mine at which fewer than twenty 

miners are employed may, with respect to that mine, use Form 7000-1 as 

an investigation report respecting an occupational injury not related to 

an accident. No operator may use an investigation or an investigation 

report conducted or prepared by MSHA to comply with this paragraph. An 

operator shall submit a copy of any investigation report to MSHA at its 

request. Each report prepared by the operator shall include,

    (1) The date and hour of occurrence;

    (2) The date the investigation began;

    (3) The names of individuals participating in the investigation;

    (4) A description of the site;

    (5) An explanation of the accident or injury, including a 

description of any equipment involved and relevant events before and 

after the occurrence, and any explanation of the cause of any injury, 

the cause of any accident or cause of any other event which caused an 

injury;

    (6) The name, occupation, and experience of any miner involved;

    (7) A sketch, where pertinent, including dimensions depicting the 

occurrence;

    (8) A description of steps taken to prevent a similar occurrence in 

the future; and

    (9) Identification of any report submitted under Sec.  50.20 of this 

part.



[42 FR 65535, Dec. 30, 1977, as amended at 69 FR 26499, May 13, 2004]