Section 50.20 of Part 50, Title 30, Code of Federal Regulations,
requires a report to be prepared and filed with MSHA of each acci-
dent, occupational injury, or occupational illness occurring at your
operation. The requirement includes all accidents, injuries, and ill-
nesses as defined in Part 50 whether your employees or a contrac-
tor's employees are involved. A Form 7000-1 shall be completed
and mailed within ten working days after an accident or occupa-
tional injury occurs, or an occupational illness is diagnosed.
This report is required by law (30 U.S.C. §813; 30 C.F.R. Part
50). Failure to report can result in the institution of a civil action
for relief under 30 U.S.C. §818 respecting an operator of a coal
or other mine, and assessment of a civil penalty against an oper-
ator of a coal or other mine under 30 U.S.C. §820(a). An individ-
ual who, being subject to the Federal Mine Safety and Health
Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. §801 at seq.) knowingly makes a false
state-ment in any report can be punished by a fine of not more
than$10,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or
both, under 30 U.S.C. §820.(f). Any individual who knowingly
and will-fully makes any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements,
con-ceals a material fact, or makes a false, fictitious, or
fraudulent entry, with respect to any matter within the jurisdiction
of any agency of the United States can be punished by a fine of
not more than $10,000, or imprisoned for not more than 5 years,
or both, under 18 U.S.C. §1001.
Form 7000-1 consists of four sheets, an original (page 1) and
three copies. The original will be mailed to MSHA, Office of Injury
and Employment Information. The first copy (page 2) will be
mailed to the appropriate local MSHA District Office. If the
mailed forms do not show return to duty information on an injured
employee, complete and mail the second copy (page 3) to
MSHA, Office of Injury and Employment Information, when the
employee returns to regular job at full capacity or a final
disposition is made on the injury or illness. The third copy
(page 4) is to be retained at the mine for a period of five years. It
is important to remember that a Form 7000-1 is required on each
accident as defined in 30 CFR Part 50 whether any person was
injured or not. A form is required on each individual becoming
injured or ill, even when several were injured or made ill in a sin-
gle occurrence. The principal officer in charge of health and safe-
ty at the mine or the supervisor of the mine area in which the
accident, injury, or illness occurred shall complete or review the
Form 7000-1. Note: First aid cases (those for which no medical
treatment was received, no time was lost, and no restriction of
work, motion, or loss of consciousness occurred) need not be
reported.
Detailed instructions for completing Form 7000-1 are contained in
Part 50. A copy of Part 50 was sent to every active and intermit-
tently active mine and independent mining contractor. If you do
not have a copy, you may obtain one from your local MSHA Mine
Safety and Health District or
Field Office.
Section A- IDENTIFICATION DATA
Check the report category indicating whether your operation is in
the metal/nonmetal mining industry or the coal mining industry.
MSHA ID Number is the number assigned to the operation by
MSHA. If you are unsure of your number assignment, contact the
nearest MSHA
Mine Safety and Health District or Field Office.
Reports on contractor activities at mines must include an MSHA-
assigned contractor ID Number as well as the 7-digit operation ID.
Show mine name and company name. Independent contractors
should show the contractor name under "company name. "
Section B- COMPLETE FOR EACH ACCIDENT IMMEDIATELY
REPORTABLE TO MSHA
Section B is to be completed only when your operation has an
accident that must be reported immediately to MSHA. Circle
code 02 "Serious Injury" only if the injury has a reasonable poten-
tial to cause death. For additional detail on those specific kinds of
accidents see Section 50.10 of Part 50. When it is necessary to
complete Section B, circle the applicable accident code; give the
name of the investigator (the mine person heading the
investigating team on the accident); show the date the
investigation was started; and describe briefly the steps taken to
prevent a recurrence of such an accident.
Section C- COMPLETE FOR EACH REPORTABLE ACCIDENT,
INJURY, OR ILLNESS
Section C must be completed on each form submitted to MSHA.
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m 5. If you are reporting an occurrence at a surface mine or
other surface activity, circle the code which best describes the acci-
dent location in (a). Surface Location; do not mark any codes in (b)
or (c). If you are reporting an occurrence in an underground mine,
circle the code which best describes the underground location in (b)
Underground Location and in (c) Underground Mining Method.
Items 6, 7, and 8. Show the date and time of the occurrence and
the time the shift started in (indicate AM/PM) which the accident/
incident occurred or was observed.
Item 9. Describe fully the conditions contributing to the occur-
rence. Detailed descriptions of the conditions provide the basis
for accident and injury analyses which are intended to assist the
mining industry in preventing future occurrences. Please see Part
50 for detail on what your narrative should include.
Item 10. If equipment was involved in the occurrence, name the
type of equipment, the manufacturer, and the model number of
the equipment.
Item 11. If there was a witness to the occurrence, give the name
of the witness.
Item 12. If the occurrence resulted in one or more injuries, report the
number. A separate report must be made on each injured person.
Item 13. Show the name of the injured person. [Note: In these
instructions, "injured person" means a person either injured or ill.]
Item 14. Indicate the sex of the injured person.
Item 15. Show the date of birth of the injured person.
Item 16. Show the last four digits of the injured person's Social
Security Number.
Item 17. Give the regular job title of the injured person at the
time he was injured.
Item 18. Check this box if the injury or illness resulted in death.
Item 19. Check this box if the injury or illness resulted in a per-
manent disability. A permanent disability is any injury or occupa-
tional illness other than death which results in the loss (or com-
plete loss of use) of any member (or part of a member) of the
body, or a permanent impairment of functions of the body, or
which permanently and totally incapacitates the injured person
from following any gainful occupation.
MINE ACCIDENT, INJURY, AND ILLNESS REPORT
MSHA FORM 7000-1