[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: 30CFR50.30-1]

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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 D--Quarterly Employment and Coal Production Report
 
Sec. 50.30-1  General instructions for completing MSHA Form 7000-2.

    (a) MSHA I.D. Number is the 7-digit number assigned to the mine 
operation by MSHA. Any questions regarding the appropriate I.D. number 
to use should be directed to your local MSHA Health and Safety District 
or Subdistrict Office.
    (b) Calendar Quarter: First quarter is January, February, and March. 
Second quarter is April, May, and June. Third quarter is July, August, 
and September. Fourth quarter is October, November, and December.
    (c) County is the name of the county, borough, or independent city 
in which the operation is located.
    (d) Operation Name is the specific name of the mine or plant to 
which the MSHA I.D. number was assigned and for which the quarterly 
employment report is being submitted.
    (e) Company Name is the name of the operating company that this 
report pertains to.
    (f) Mailing Address is the address of the mine office where the 
quarterly employment report is to be retained. This should be as near 
the operation as possible.
    (g) Employment, Employee Hours, and Coal Production--(1) Operation 
Sub-Unit: (i) Underground Mine: Report data for your underground workers 
on the first line. If you have personnel working at the surface of your 
underground mine, report data for those persons on the second line;
    (ii) Surface Mine (Including Shops and Yards): Report on the 
appropriate line, employment and coal production for the mining 
operation. For surface mining sub-units 03, 04, 05 and 06, include all 
work associated with shops and yards;
    (iii) Mill Operations, Preparation Plants, Breakers: Report data on 
all persons employed at your milling (crushing, sizing, grinding, 
concentrating, etc.) operation, preparation plant, or breaker, including 
those working in associated shops and yards. (Do not include personnel 
reported in shops and yards associated with other sub-units.);
    (iv) Office: Include in this category employees who work principally 
at the mine or preparation facility office.
    (2) Average number of persons working during quarter: Show the 
average number of employees on the payroll during all active periods in 
the quarter. Include all classes of employees (supervisory, 
professional, technical proprietors, owners, operators, partners, and 
service personnel) on your payroll, full or part-time, Report Each 
Employee Under One Activity Only. For example: If one or more persons 
work both in the mine and the mill, report these employees under the 
activity where they spend most of their time. If necessary, estimate for 
the major activity. The average number may be computed by adding 
together the number of employees working during each pay period and then 
dividing by the number of pay periods. Do not include pay periods where

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no one worked. For example, during the quarter you had 5 pay periods 
where employees worked. The number of employees in each pay period was 
10, 12, 13, 14 and 15 respectively. To compute the average, add the 
number of employees working each pay period (10+12+13+14+15=64). Then 
divide by the number of pay periods (64 divided by 5=12.8). Rounding 
this to the nearest whole number, we get 13 as the average number of 
persons working.
    (3) Total employee-hours worked during the quarter: Show the total 
hours worked by all employees during the quarter covered. Include all 
time where the employee was actually on duty, but exclude vacation, 
holiday, sick leave, and all other off-duty time, even though paid for. 
Make certain that each overtime hour is reported as one hour, and not as 
the overtime pay multiple for an hour of work. The hours reported should 
be obtained from payroll or other time records. If actual hours are not 
available, they may be estimated on the basis of scheduled hours. Make 
certain not to include hours paid but not worked.
    (4) Production of clean coal (short tons): This section is to be 
compiled only by operators of underground or surface mines, but not by 
operators of central or independent coal preparation plants or operators 
of metal or nonmetal mines. Enter the total production of clean coal 
from the mine. This must include coal shipped from the mine and coal 
used for fuel at the mine, but exclude refuse and coal produced at 
another mine and purchased for use at the mine.
    (h) Other Reportable Data. Indicate the number of reportable 
injuries or illnesses occurring at your operation during the quarter 
covered by this report. Show the name, title, and telephone number of 
the person to be contacted regarding this report, and show the date that 
this report was completed.