# DOL - 19-24-001-06-001 - 5
> **Open** recommendation · 2023-10-17
**Report:** COVID-19: MSHA Did Not Complete or Accurately Report Mandatory Inspections ([detail](https://api.ai-analytics.org/ig-report/39381))
**OIG report number:** 19-24-001-06-001
**Recommendation number:** 5
## Text
We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health develop a process to verify if: (1) mines in “temporarily idle” status for extended periods need a change to “abandoned” status and (2) mines with underground openings are being timely sealed when their “primary mine type” is not listed as “underground.”
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