KRS 352.440: Appeal by miners from inspection by mine inspector.

If seventy -five percent (75%) of the employees of any mine are dissatisfied with the

inspection of the mine made by a mine inspector, they may appeal in writing to the

department, setting forth clearly and in detail the reasons for their dissatisfaction. T he

commissioner of the department shall carefully consider the appeal and promptly take

action by ordering another inspection to be made by the mine inspector, either alone or in

company with another mine inspector detailed by the commissioner for the purp ose, if

that course appears to him to be warranted by the facts set forth in the appeal, or the

commissioner may take such other action as appears to him just and proper. The appeal

shall be signed by the dissatisfied persons.