Federal Mine Safety and Health Act Amendments of 1982

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Federal Mine Safety and Health Act Amendments of 1982 - Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to exclude from the definition of the term "operator" any State or locality. Revises the definition of a "miner" to mean any individual who is employed for the primary purpose of working in a coal or other mine. Excludes from the definition of "coal or other mine" the surface mining of sand, gravel, stone, clay, or colloidal phosphate. Provides that an independent contractor shall not be considered to be an agent of the mine operator. Defines "construction contractor" as any independent contractor: (1) whose primary business is in the contract construction industry; (2) who is engaged by an operator to construct, repair, or alter the structures, facilities, utilities, or roads of a mine; and (3) whose employees are not associated with any mining activity. Defines a "significant and substantial violation" as a violation of the Act or any mandatory health or safety standard that constitutes a hazardous condition or practice which could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm. Defines an "unwarrantable failure" as any act of gross negligence which could …