Chapter 1.5 General Provisions
Chapter 1.7 Transitional Provisions Relating to the Mining Board
Chapter 2 Coal Mines Generally
Chapter 3 Administration; Certification of Certain Mine Workers
Chapter 12 Safety Equipment and Safeguards
Chapter 15 Alcohol Use and Illegal Use of Drugs

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 22 > Article 10 - Mines and Mining Safety

  • Active workings: means all places in a mine that are ventilated and inspected regularly. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • Belt examiner: means an individual designated by the mine foreman to perform the functions as required by 30 C. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
  • Board: refers to the mining board established under Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
  • chemical test: has the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-22. See Indiana Code 22-10-15-1
  • Commercial mine: means any underground mine from which coal is produced for sale, exchange, or commercial use. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Director: means the director of the bureau of mines and mine safety established under IC 22-1-1-4. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Hoisting engineer: means an individual who is capable of transporting people and material in and out of a mine by means of a hoist. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
  • illegal use of drugs: has the meaning set forth in IC 22-9-5-12. See Indiana Code 22-10-15-2
  • Interested persons: means the director, safety personnel designated by the operator, state and federal coal mine inspectors, and, to the extent required by law, any other person. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Mine: means an underground commercial coal mine. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
  • Mine electrician: means a properly certified individual who can perform electrical work in:

    Indiana Code 22-10-3-1

  • Mine examiner: means a properly certified person designated by the mine foreman to examine the mine for gas and other dangers. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
  • Mine foreman: means the person charged with the responsibility of the general supervision of the underground working of a mine and the persons employed in the mine and for the health and safety of those employees. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
  • Mine inspector: means the person appointed to assist in administering this article. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
  • Mine Safety Administration: refers to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, United States Department of Labor. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
  • Mining laws: means :

    Indiana Code 22-10-3-1

  • Operator: means an individual, firm, association, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation operating an underground coal mine or any part of a mine. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • SAMHSA: means the United States Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. See Indiana Code 22-10-15-3
  • Shot-firer: means a properly certified person designated by the mine foreman to perform the functions as required in this article in connection with breaking down coal or rock. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.