CFR > Title 30 - Mineral Resources > CHAPTER I—MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR > SUBCHAPTER P—CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1977 (parts 100 to 101) > PART 100—CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR PROPOSED ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES > 100.4—Unwarrantable failure and immediate notification.

100.4—Unwarrantable failure and immediate notification.

(a) The minimum penalty for any citation or order issued under section 104(d)(1) of the Mine Act shall be $2,000.
(b) The minimum penalty for any order issued under section 104(d)(2) of the Mine Act shall be $4,000.
(c) The penalty for failure to provide timely notification to the Secretary under section 103(j) of the Mine Act will be not less than $5,000 and not more than $60,000 for the following accidents:
(1) The death of an individual at the mine, or
(2) An injury or entrapment of an individual at the mine, which has a reasonable potential to cause death.

Code of Federal Regulations

[72 FR 13635, Mar. 22, 2007, as amended at 74 FR 68919, Dec. 29, 2009]