---
title: "Prepare the immediate mine-accident notification to MSHA"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/prepare-the-incident-notification-and-report-to-the-safety-regulator/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A13-X20260927-8-US"
practice_area: "Energy, Resources & Mining"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare the immediate mine-accident notification to MSHA

> List the time, place and what the incident notes say happened. Do not decide that the event is, or is not, an accident under 30 C.F.R. Part 50, and write nothing that is said to MSHA.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Energy, Resources & Mining](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | List the time, place and what the incident notes say happened. Do not decide that the event is, or is not, an accident under 30 C.F.R. Part 50, and write nothing that is said to MSHA. |
| What the lawyer must review | 30 C.F.R. § 50.10 requires the operator to contact MSHA at once, without delay and within 15 minutes, at 1-800-746-1553, once the operator knows or should know that an accident has occurred involving a death, an injury with a reasonable potential to cause death, an entrapment with a reasonable potential to cause death, or any other accident. The lawyer, with the operator, decides whether the section applies and makes or approves the call. Open 30 C.F.R. § 50.2 for the definition of accident before treating an event as outside the duty. This is the mine-safety rule, not an offshore blowout notice. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare the incident notification and report to the safety regulator](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/prepare-the-incident-notification-and-report-to-the-safety-regulator.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List the time, place and what the incident notes say happened. Do not decide that the event is, or is not, an accident under 30 C.F.R. Part 50, and write nothing that is said to MSHA.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The 15-minute call is the operator's duty. The tool does not place it and does not draft the words that are used.
- Section 50.10(d) says any other accident. The definition is in 30 C.F.R. § 50.2, which must be opened before an event is excluded.
- An outer-continental-shelf incident is reported under the BSEE rules, not under § 50.10.

## Sources

- [30 C.F.R. § 50.10 (immediate notification of a mine accident)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-50/subpart-B/section-50.10) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pollution incident notification record and follow-up information (NSW)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/energy-resources-and-mining/pollution-incident-notification-record.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Site record for notifying a pollution incident under Part 5.7 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW): whether the duty applies, every relevant authority to notify… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*