[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] [Page 245] 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]