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§ 9-216. Miner

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLabor and Employment

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Labor and Employment
Title 9. Workers' Compensation (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Covered Employees and Employers (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 9-216
§ 9-216. Miner
Currentness
Definitions
(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “Mine” includes a drift, shaft, slope, tunnel, underground room, and any other underground places or workings.
(3) “Mineral” includes clay, coal, and iron.
Covered worker
(b) An individual is a covered employee while working in or about a mine to extract minerals.
Site of work
(c) An individual who is a covered employee under subsection (b) of this section is deemed to be employed entirely within this State if the mouth, principal entrance, or tipple of the mine in or about which the individual works is within this State, even if:
(1) a drift, shaft, slope, or other underground tunnel extends into an adjoining state; and
(2) the individual is injured or killed while working in the mine within the adjoining state.

Credits

Added by Acts 1991, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.
Formerly Art. 101, § 67.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 9-216, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 9-216
Current with legislation effective through October 1, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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