C.F.R. » Title 30 » CHAPTER I—MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › SUBCHAPTER I—ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, ILLNESSES, EMPLOYMENT, AND PRODUCTION IN MINES › PART 50—NOTIFICATION, INVESTIGATION, REPORTS AND RECORDS OF ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, ILLNESSES, EMPLOYMENT, AND COAL PRODUCTION IN MINES › Subpart B—Notification, Investigation, Preservation of Evidence

30 C.F.R. § 50.12

Preservation of evidence

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Unless granted permission by a MSHA District Manager, no operator may alter an accident site or an accident related area until completion of all investigations pertaining to the accident except to the extent necessary to rescue or recover an individual, prevent or eliminate an imminent danger, or prevent destruction of mining equipment.

[42 FR 65535, Dec. 30, 1977; 43 FR 1617, Jan. 11, 1978, as amended at 69 FR 26499, May 13, 2004]
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Cited in 1 case, 1984–1984 · leading case: Sellersburg Stone Co. v. Fed. Mine Saf. & Health Review Comm'n, Sec'y of Labor, & Mine Saf. & Health Admin., (Msha), 736 F.2d 1147 (7th Cir. 1984).
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Sellersburg Stone Co. v. Fed. Mine Saf. & Health Review Comm'n, Sec'y of Labor, & Mine Saf. & Health Admin., (Msha), 736 F.2d 1147 (7th Cir. 1984). “30 C.F.R. § 50.12 provides: Unless granted permission by an MSHA District Manager or Subdistrict Manager, no operator may alter an accident site or an accident related area until completion of all investigations pertaining to the accident except to the extent necessary to rescue…”
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