It is the further duty of every owner, lessee of any coal lands, superintendent, or foreman to report the facts in the following cases promptly, to the department of labor and workforce development:

(1) Any change in the name of any mine or any owner, agent, manager, superintendent, foreman (including, in the case of commercial coal mines, any change in assistant foreman or the officers of any company) which owns and operates a mine in this state;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 59-4-401

  • Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) Any working commenced for the purpose of opening a new shaft, slope, or mine;
(3) Where any mine is abandoned or the working thereof is discontinued indefinitely;
(4) Where the working of any mine is recommenced after any abandonment or discontinuance for a period of two (2) months;
(5) Every lost-time accident in a mine other than a commercial coal mine, whether it results in death or not; and
(6) Every accident of any nature to a person in a commercial coal mine, whether it results in death or not.
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