In case of the death or resignation of a mine foreman, the superintendent shall select a competent certified man, if one (1) is available, and if not, he may temporarily select any other competent man who, if approved by the mine inspector and the commissioner, may serve until the next examination. He shall, while acting as mine foreman, have the same duties and be liable to the same penalties.
History: Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 303, sec. 35. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 352.380

  • Approved: means that a device, apparatus, equipment, machinery, or practice employed in the mining of coal has been approved by the commissioner of the Department for Natural Resources. See Kentucky Statutes 352.010
  • Mine: means any open pit or any underground workings from which coal is produced for sale, exchange, or commercial use, and all shafts, slopes, drifts, or inclines leading thereto, and includes all buildings and equipment, above or below the surface of the ground, used in connection with the workings. See Kentucky Statutes 352.010
  • Mine foreman: means a certified person whom the licensee, mine manager, or superintendent places in charge of the workings of the mine and of persons employed therein. See Kentucky Statutes 352.010
  • Superintendent: means the person who, on behalf of the licensee, has immediate supervision of one (1) or more mines. See Kentucky Statutes 352.010

208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739-42.

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