# 30 CFR 50.10 — Immediate notification.

- **Chapter:** CHAPTER I—MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
- **Subchapter:** SUBCHAPTER I—ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, ILLNESSES, EMPLOYMENT, AND PRODUCTION IN MINES
- **Part:** PART 50—NOTIFICATION, INVESTIGATION, REPORTS AND RECORDS OF ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, ILLNESSES, EMPLOYMENT, AND COAL PRODUCTION IN MINES
- **Subpart:** Subpart B—Notification, Investigation, Preservation of Evidence
- **Snapshot current through:** 2026-08-19
- **Official eCFR:** https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-50/subpart-B/section-50.10

## Current public text

The operator shall immediately contact MSHA at once without delay and within 15 minutes at the toll-free number, 1-800-746-1553, once the operator knows or should know that an accident has occurred involving:

(a) A death of an individual at the mine;

(b) An injury of an individual at the mine which has a reasonable potential to cause death;

(c) An entrapment of an individual at the mine which has a reasonable potential to cause death; or

(d) Any other accident.

[74 FR 68919, Dec. 29, 2009]

## Provenance

- Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 30
- Representation: Realm public-data crosswalk
- Legal status: The eCFR is an editorial compilation; consult the official source before relying on the text.