Sec. 939. [=Notice must be sent to chief inspector in certain
cases.=] The owner, lessee or agent of a mine shall give notice to
the chief inspector of mines in the following cases: When a change
occurs in the name of the mine, in the name of the owner, lessee or
agent thereof, or in the officers of an incorporated company owning
or operating such mine; when a working is commenced for the opening
of a new shaft, slope or mine; when a mine is abandoned, or the
working thereof discontinued; when the working of a mine is
commenced, after an abandonment or discontinuance thereof for a
period of more than three months; when the pillars of a mine are
about to be removed or robbed; when a squeeze, crush, or fire
occurs, or a dangerous body of gas is found, or any cause or change
that may seem to affect the safety of persons employed therein.
(Sec. 940; Penalty, Sec. 976.)
Sec. 940. [=Notice of accidents.=] The owner, lessee or agent of a
mine at which loss of life occurs by accident, shall give notice
thereof, by telegram, forthwith, to the office of the chief
inspector of mines, and to the coroner of the county in which such
accident occurs; and, within twenty-four hours next after loss of
life or personal injury has occurred, the owner, lessee or agent of
the mine shall send to the chief inspector of mines a report in
writing, of the accident, specifying the character and cause
thereof, the names of the persons killed or injured, and the nature
of the injuries. If a personal injury thereafter results in the
death of the person injured, as soon as such death comes to his
knowledge, the owner, lessee or agent shall give notice thereof
forthwith, in writing, to the chief inspector of mines, and to the
coroner of the county in which such accident occurred. (Sec. 907,
921, 934, 951; Penalty, Sec. 976.)
[=Return of owner, lessee or agent.=] The owner, lessee or agent of
a mine, shall, on or before the thirty-first day of January of each
year, send to the office of the chief inspector of mines, upon
blanks furnished by him, a correct return, specifying with respect
to the year ending on the preceding thirty-first of December, the
quantity of coal mined, and the number of persons ordinarily
employed at, in, and around such mine, distinguishing the persons
below and above ground, and give such other information as required
by such blanks. (Penalty, Sec. 976.)
Sec. 941. [=Test weights to be provided.=] The owner, lessee or
agent of a coal mine, at which the earnings of ten or more persons
depend upon the weights of coal mined, shall provide and keep
accessible for the purpose of testing the weigh scales as provided
elsewhere in this act, the following standard test weights, properly
sealed: Where the coal mined is weighed upon hopper or pan scales,
two standard test weights of fifty pounds each; where the coal mined
is weighed upon railroad track scales, ten standard test weights of
fifty pounds each. (Sec. 910.)
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