To which authority must fatal and serious accident reports be submitted within 15 days?

• A. Concerned RO
• B. Concerned RD
• C. Safety Inspector
• D. Local Police

Answer: (A)

Fatal and serious accident reporting follows a field-level regulator path. After the event, a prompt notice is given to the safety regulator, and a detailed written report must be submitted within 15 days to the concerned Regional Officer. The Regional Officer is the local regulator for the mine and handles the formal report, coordinating investigations and forwarding the information up the chain as needed. It isn’t sent to the Regional Director directly for the 15-day submission, and the Safety Inspector handles the initial notification rather than the 15-day formal report. Local Police aren’t the designated recipient for these regulatory accident reports. So the correct authority is the concerned Regional Officer.