case
shall a locomotive be detached from a train of moving cars, for the
purpose of making a drop thereof, more than one hundred feet from
the switch of the siding. (Sec. 931, 959; Penalty, Sec. 976.)
[=Additional means of egress when inundation is probable.=] At any
mine where there is a stream or body of water on the surface, or in
the workings of a mine, at a higher level, which is likely to break
through into such mine and inundate either the traveling or
escapement way of such mine, so as to prevent the egress of persons
employed therein, the owner, lessee or agent, shall, upon the
written order of the chief inspector of mines, provide and maintain
an additional opening by means of which such persons may escape
without using the traveling or escapement way likely to be
inundated. (Sec. 950; Penalty, Sec. 976.)
Sec. 933. [=Duties of owner, lessee or agent relating to supplying
timber.=] The owner, lessee or agent of a mine shall keep an
adequate supply of suitable timber constantly on hand, and deliver
to the working place of each miner, the props of approximate length,
caps and other timbers necessary to securely prop the roof thereof:
Such props, caps, and other timbers, shall be delivered in mine cars
at point where the miner receives his empty cars, or unloaded at the
entrance to the room. (Sec. 953, 956; Penalty, Sec. 976.)
Sec. 934. [=Provisions for persons injured at mines.=] The owner,
lessee or agent of a mine at, in or around which, more than ten
persons are employed, shall furnish for each thirty-five men so
employed a properly constructed stretcher, a woolen blanket, a
waterproof blanket, a sufficient quantity of bandages and linen and
such other necessary requisites for use in case of accident as may
from time to time be prescribed by the industrial commission of
Ohio. At mines generating fire-damp so as to be detected by a safety
lamp, a sufficient quantity of olive or linseed oil shall be kept
for use in emergencies. It shall be the duty of each mine foreman to
keep in a safe and dry place in the territory over which he has
charge such stretchers, woolen and waterproof blankets and other
supplies. He shall care for the same and keep them in a dry and
sanitary condition always ready for use. (Sec. 907, 921, 940, 951;
Penalty, Sec. 976.)
Sec. 934-1. [=Owner, lessee or agent shall provide and maintain wash
room.=] Every owner, operator, lessee or agent of a coal mine, where
ten or more
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