{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-45-45-508","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 45, § 45-508","heading":"Shaft not more than seventy-five feet deep","body":"When the opening or outlet other than the main opening is a\n\nshaft and does not exceed seventy-five (75) feet in vertical depth,\n\nand is used by the employees for the purpose of ingress and egress\n\nfrom the mine, it shall be kept in a safe and available condition\n\nand free from steam and dangerous gases and all other obstructions,\n\nand shall be fitted with safe and convenient stairs, with steps of\n\nan average tread of ten (10) inches, and ten (10) inches raise, not\n\nless than two (2) feet wide and not to exceed an angle of forty-five\n\n(45]lsco]lsc) degrees descent, with landings ofnot less than\n\neighteen (18) inches wide and four (4) feet long, at easy and\n\nconvenient distances, and water coming from the surface or out of\n\nthe strata in the shaft shall be conducted away by rings, cases or\n\notherwise, and be prevented from falling upon persons who are\n\nascending or descending the stairway of the shaft.","path":["OK Code","Title 45"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os45.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"a3b1406b5acb1f43ea3b3d0aa3dbefc7359e66082d7ca5c711c6910a29ed227d","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-45-45-507","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-45-45-509"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}