Montana Code 50-73-306. Operator to give notice of happening of certain occurrences
50-73-306. Operator to give notice of happening of certain occurrences. Immediate notice must be conveyed to the department by the operator interested:
Terms Used In Montana Code 50-73-306
- Department: means the department of labor and industry and the state coal mine inspectors employed by the department. See Montana Code 50-73-102
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Shaft: means any vertical opening through the strata that is or may be used for the purpose of ventilation or escape or for hoisting or lowering of workers or material in connection with the mining of coal. See Montana Code 50-73-102
(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.