[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 30, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 30CFR50.11]

[Page 244]
 
                       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 or Subdistrict 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 ocurrence in 
the future; and
    (9) Identification of any report submitted under Sec. 50.20 of this 
part.