{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-352.430","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 352.430","heading":"Inspection and closing of mines by department -- Hearings.","body":"(1) The operator, superintendent, or mine manager of every mine shall furnish the mine\ninspector proper facilities for entering the mine and making examinations or\nobtaining information.\n(2) If any inspector discovers that any mine does not conform to the prov isions of KRS\nChapter 351 and this chapter in respect to the safety of employees, or that by reason\nof any defect or practice not specifically covered by these chapters in or about the\nmine, the lives or health of persons employed therein are endangered, h e shall\nimmediately issue an emergency order to the licensee or superintendent. If he deems\nit necessary for the immediate protection from imminent danger of bodily harm of\nthe persons employed in the mine, he shall withdraw the men who may be\nendangered according to the following procedures:\n(a) If the entire mine is affected by the dangerous condition, all men shall be\nwithdrawn and production shall be halted until all defects causing the\nimminently dangerous condition are corrected;\n(b) If an imminent da nger affects only a portion of the mine, the persons whose\nsafety may be menaced thereby shall be withdrawn from the affected part of\nthe mine and production halted in that area until the dangerous condition is\ncorrected;\n(c) Where production is necessary to correct the unsafe condition, it shall be\npermitted to that extent, using only the necessary personnel; and\n(d) Production at the affected area of a mine from which men are withdrawn\npursuant to this section may be resumed upon reinspection by a mine\ninspector and a finding by that inspector that the mine is no longer imminently\nunsafe.\n(3) In all emergency hearings, a departmental attorney, the Attorney General, the\nCommonwealth's attorney, or the county attorney of the judicial circuit or county in\nwhich the mine is situated shall appear for the Commonwealth and defend the\naction.","path":["KRS Chapter 352"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=33024","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:38Z","sha256":"b050001ac37eac2d6ff46cf316db31d7aab3c2d913b2883c2c5128c23bd0bda3","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-352.420","next":"us-ky/krs-352.440"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}