Okla. Stat. tit. 45, § 45-527
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Precautions against dust or explosive matter
Official statutory text
In case any entry, or room in any coal mine in this state is so
dry that the air becomes clogged with dust, the operator, owner,
lessee or agent, or whoever is operating said mine in any capacity,
shall have such entry, airway or room, regularly and thoroughly
sprinkled, sprayed and dampened with water, so that the air will not
be charged with dust, or if that be impracticable, then the dust
shall be removed from the mine and shall not be deposited in any
place in the mine where it would be again distributed in the
atmosphere by the ventilating currents. It shall be the duty of the
district inspector to enforce all possible preventative measures
necessary to maintain the safety of all persons employed in any mine
against the gathering or accumulation of any combustible matter that
is explosive in its nature, and shall cause the operator, or
whosoever is operating such mine as owner, lessee, agent, or in any
capacity, to immediately remove any such accumulated matter.
dry that the air becomes clogged with dust, the operator, owner,
lessee or agent, or whoever is operating said mine in any capacity,
shall have such entry, airway or room, regularly and thoroughly
sprinkled, sprayed and dampened with water, so that the air will not
be charged with dust, or if that be impracticable, then the dust
shall be removed from the mine and shall not be deposited in any
place in the mine where it would be again distributed in the
atmosphere by the ventilating currents. It shall be the duty of the
district inspector to enforce all possible preventative measures
necessary to maintain the safety of all persons employed in any mine
against the gathering or accumulation of any combustible matter that
is explosive in its nature, and shall cause the operator, or
whosoever is operating such mine as owner, lessee, agent, or in any
capacity, to immediately remove any such accumulated matter.
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