Montana § 50-73-306 Operator To Give Notice Of Happening Of Certain Occurrences

Montana Statutes

§ 50-73-306 — Operator To Give Notice Of Happening Of Certain Occurrences

Montana § 50-73-306

Title 50HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 73SAFETY IN COAL MINES

Part 3Duties of Operator and Employees in Mine Operation

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Mont. Code Ann. § 50-73-306 (2026).

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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 e

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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.