Whenever loss of life or serious personal injury shall occur in or about any said mines, it shall be the duty of the operator having charge of such mine to report said loss of life or injury without delay to the deputy mine inspector in whose district such mine is situated; and the said inspector shall if he deem it necessary immediately go to the scene of said accident and render such assistance as he may deem necessary for the safety of the men; and the said inspector shall investigate and ascertain the cause of such loss of life or injury and make a report thereof to the Chief Mine Inspector of the State of Oklahoma, a copy of which he shall preserve with the other records of his office.
Laws 1929, c. 42, p. 48, § 8.