Ohio Code § 1563.39
Ohio Code § 1563.39. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1563.39.
When any working place approaches within fifty feet of accurately surveyed completed
workings in the same mine, or within two hundred feet of any other abandoned workings,
that cannot be inspected and which may contain dangerous accumulations of water or
gas, boreholes shall be drilled at least twenty feet in advance of the face, and forty-five
degree angle rib holes shall be drilled at least twenty feet deep and not more than
eight feet apart in one or both ribs as may be necessary for adequate protection. Completed workings are accurately surveyed when a competent engineer or surveyor
has certified as to the surveying and recording thereof. No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1563.39
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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