[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: 30CFR50.20-1]

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                       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 C--Reporting of Accidents, Injuries, and Illnesses
 
Sec. 50.20-1  General instructions for completing MSHA Form 7000-1.

    Each Form 7000-1 consists of four sheets, an original and three 
copies. The original form shall be mailed to: Denver Safety and Health 
Technology Center, P.O. Box 25367, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colo. 
80225, within ten working days after an accident, occupational injury or 
occupational illness. At the same time, the first copy shall be mailed 
to the appropriate local MSHA Mine Health and Safety District or 
Subdistrict office. If the first copy does not contain a completed 
Section D--Return to Duty Information--the second copy shall be retained 
by the operator until the miner returns to work or a final disposition 
is made respecting the miner. When the miner returns to work or a final 
disposition is made, the operator shall, within five days, complete 
Section D and mail the second copy to Denver Safety and Health 
Technology Center. A third copy, containing all the information in the 
first and second copies shall be retained at the mine office closest to 
the mine for a period of five years.

[42 FR 65535, Dec. 30, 1977; 43 FR 1617, Jan. 11, 1978; 60 FR 35695, 
July 11, 1995]