Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 44, November 1, 2024
Section 36-19-4 - Notification of Accidents and Occupational Injuries4.1. Whenever any accident, as defined in Section 3.2. of this Series, or injury, as defined in Section 3.3. and Section 3.4. of this Series, occurs in or about any coal mine to any employee or person connected with the mining operation, the operator, agent, mine superintendent or mine foreman shall, within ten (10) working days, report the same in writing to the Director of the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training and, upon request, to the miner representative within twenty-four (24) hours of submittal, giving full details thereof on forms provided by the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training. If the operator is not made immediately aware of the injury, the written accident/injury report shall be submitted within ten (10) working days of the date the operator was notified.4.2. If an injury as defined in Section 3.3 of this Series occurs, but the injury does not meet the accident criteria set forth in W. Va. Code §22A-2-66, to notify within 15 minutes, the Mine and Industrial Accident Emergency Operations Center, the operator shall contact the district inspector or the regional inspector at large from the regional Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training for the area where the mine is located.4.3. If an accident or injury as defined in Section 3.2, 3.3, and/or 3.4 occurs at any open-pit mine or facility that mines underground limestone and sandstone as described in W. Va. Code §22A-4-2, the operator of said mines or facilities shall contact the district inspector or the regional inspector at large from the regional Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training for the area where the mine is located.