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Notice to be given of accidents in mines.
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35.—[1
(1) Where, in or about any mine to which this Act applies, whether above or below ground, any accident occurs which either—
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(i) causes loss of life to any person employed in or about the mine; or
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(ii) causes any fracture of the head or of any limb, or any dislocation of a limb, or any other serious personal injury to any person employed in or about the mine; or
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(iii) is caused by any explosion of gas or coal dust, or any explosive, or by electricity, or by over winding, or by any other such special cause as the Secretary of State specifies by order, and causes any personal injury whatever to any person employed in or about the mine,
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the owner, agent, or manager of the mine shall forthwith send notice in writing of the accident, and of any loss of life or personal injury caused thereby, to the inspector of the district, in such form and accompanied by such particulars as the Secretary of State prescribes.]
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(2) Where loss of life or serious personal injury has immediately resulted from an explosion or accident, the place where the explosion or accident occurred shall be left as it was immediately after the explosion or accident, until the expiration of at least three days after the sending of such notice as aforesaid of such explosion or accident, or until the visit of the place by an inspector, whichever first happens, unless compliance with this enactment would tend to increase or continue a danger or would impede the working of the mine.
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(3) Where any personal injury, of which notice is required to be sent under this section, results in the death of the person injured, notice in writing of the death shall be sent to the inspector of the district on behalf of a Secretary of State within twenty-four hours after such death comes to the knowledge of the owner agent or manager.
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(4) Every owner agent or manager who fails to act in compliance with this section shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
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[1 Substituted for original sub-s. by 6 Edw. 7. c. 53, s. 2 (1). As to application to sidings connected with mines, see s. 3 of that Act. The provisions as to notice of accidents now apply to certain dangerous occurrences though no personal injury is caused, see Stat. Rules and Orders, 1906, p. 490.] |
