Hazardous Conditions Complaints

Under Section 103(g) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended (Mine Act), a representative of miners, or any individual miner where there is no representative of miners, may submit a written or oral notification of alleged violation or imminent danger of the Mine Act or a mandatory standard or of an imminent danger. The notifier has the right to obtain an immediate inspection by the Mine Safety and Health Administrations (MSHA). A copy of the notice must be provided to the operator, with individual miner names redacted. MSHA regulations at 30 C.F.R. part 43 implement section 103(g) of the Mine Act. These regulations provide the procedures for submitting notification of the alleged violation and the actions that MSHA must take after receiving the notice. Although the regulations contain a review procedure (required by section 103(g)(2) of the Mine Act) whereby a miner or a representative of miners may in writing request a review if no citation or order is issued as a result of the original notice, the option is so rarely used that it was not considered in the burden estimates.

The latest form for Hazardous Conditions Complaints expires 2023-04-30 and can be found here.