§ 22a-8-2

For purposes of this article the term 'surface miner' means a person employed at a 'surface mine', as that term is defined in section three, article three, chapter twenty-two of this code, and in section two, article four of said chapter.For purposes of this article, the term 'underground miner' means an underground worker in a bituminous coal mine, except as hereinafter provided.For purposes of this article, the term 'Board of Miner Training, Education and Certification' means that board established in article seven of this chapter.