Mining Notification of accidents in accordance with the UnterlagenBergV Acceptance

Accidents in mining where a person is wholly or partially unfit for work for more than 3 days must be reported to the competent authority.

If your company is active in the mining industry, you must report accidents in which a person is wholly or partially unable to work for more than 3 days to the competent authorities.

You and your company are active in the mining industry and an accident occurs in which at least one person is unable to work for 3 days or longer or is partially unable to work.

§ Section 10 UnterlagenBergV in conjunction with. § Section 74 para. 3 sentence 1 no. 1 BBergG; Section 25 para. 1 sentence 1 SGB VII

You can report an industrial accident online via the "BergPass" platform or directly to your local mountain authority.

Report an industrial accident online report:

• Go to the "BergPass" online platform and register.
  • To register, you will need a BundID and an identity card or residence permit with an active online ID function.
• Call up the application form and fill out the application completely and truthfully.
• Upload the required documents as a file and send the notification.

Submit an industrial accident directly:

• Contact your responsible mining authority and coordinate the required documents.
• Submit the notification and all required documents.

Further procedural steps:

The competent authority will check your details and the documents submitted. If any documents are missing, the authority will contact you.

You must make the notification immediately.

Fee free of charge

If you do not report the accident, you are committing an administrative offense that can be punished with a fine of up to 25,000 euros.: Fine from 0,00 EUR to 25.000,00 EUR