Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 73 - Safety in Coal Mines

• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Department: means the department of labor and industry and the state coal mine inspectors employed by the department. See Montana Code 50-73-102
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Knowingly: means only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. See Montana Code 1-1-204
• Mine examiner: means a person charged with the examination of the condition of the mine before the miners are permitted to enter the mine and who is commonly known as the "fire boss". See Montana Code 50-73-102
• Mine supervisor: means a person who is charged with the general direction of the underground work or both the underground work and the outside work of a coal mine and who is commonly known and designated as "mine boss". 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
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
• Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
• 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
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203
• Written inspection report: means a report prepared by the department identifying safety and health hazards noted during a mine inspection. See Montana Code 50-73-102