Article 343-E Federal Labor Law

The following penalties shall be applied to the persons responsible and directly in charge of the operation and supervision of the mining works and developments, who with intent (dolo) or negligently omit to implement the safety measures provided for in the regulations, and who have been previously identified in writing in a founded and reasoned opinion of the competent authority:

I.Fine of up to 2,000 times the Unit of Measurement and Updating (Unidad de Medida y Actualización), when by their omission an occupational hazard is produced that generates for one or several employees a permanent partial disability;

II.Fine of up to 3,500 times the Unit of Measurement and Updating, when by their omission an occupational hazard is produced that generates for one or several employees a permanent total disability, and

III.Fine of up to 5,000 times the Unit of Measurement and Updating, when by their omission an occupational hazard is produced that causes the death of the employee.

The foregoing, without prejudice to the Labor Inspection Office (Oficina de Inspección de Trabajo) or the court hearing the case giving notice of the facts to the Public Prosecutor's Office (Ministerio Público).