59-4-303 - Foreman to give notice of accidental death Inquest Notice of fire or explosion. - Tennessee Statutes

59-4-303. Foreman to give notice of accidental death Inquest Notice of fire or explosion.

Whenever loss of life occurs by accident or explosion, the superintendent or foreman in charge shall give immediate notice to the division of mines and to the coroner of the county in which the mine is situated. The coroner shall hold an inquest upon the body of the person whose death has been caused, and inquire carefully into the cause thereof, and shall return the findings and all testimony to the division. The company shall immediately notify the division upon the discovery of fire or explosion in any mine.

[Acts 1915, ch. 169, § 24; Shan., § 3079a139; Acts 1917, ch. 111; Code 1932, § 5622; Acts 1943, ch. 143, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 5622; Acts 1953, ch. 86, § 18 (Williams, §§ 5622, 5638.18); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 58-414; Acts 1985, ch. 288, §§ 33-35.]