{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-352.371","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 352.371","heading":"Boreholes in advance of working face required.","body":"Whenever any working place approaches within fifty (50) feet of abandoned areas in the\nmine as shown by surveys made and certified by a registered engineer, or within two\nhundred (200) feet of any other abandoned areas of the mine which cannot be inspected\nand which may contain dangerous accumulations of water or gas, or within two hundred\n(200) feet of any workings of an adjacent mine, a borehole or boreholes shall be drilled to\na distance of at least twenty (20) feet in advance of the working face of the working place\nand shall be continually maintained to a distance of at least ten (10) feet in advance of the\nadvancing working face. When there is more than one (1) borehole, they shall be drilled\nsufficiently close to each other to insure that the advancin g working face will not\naccidentally hole through into abandoned areas or adjacent mines. Boreholes shall also be\ndrilled not more than eight (8) feet apart in the rib of the working place to a distance of at\nleast twenty (20) feet and at an angle of forty -five (45) degrees before additional cuts are\ntaken. Rib holes shall be drilled in one (1) or both ribs of the working place as may be\nnecessary for adequate protection of miners in such place. Alternative plans which afford\nequal or greater protection may  be approved by the commissioner or his authorized\nrepresentative.","path":["KRS Chapter 352"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=33018","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:38Z","sha256":"57d4617983f8b92d3640388176d7cab2b891ce76e8cad38280cbc27606385f11","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-352.370","next":"us-ky/krs-352.380"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}