{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-45-45-525","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 45, § 45-525","heading":"Precautions in dangerous workings","body":"In any place that is being driven towards, or in dangerous\n\nproximity to, an abandoned mine or part of mine, suspected of\n\ncontaining inflammable, noxious or poisonous gases, or which may be\n\ninundated with water, boreholes shall be kept not less than twelve\n\n(12) feet in advance of the face and on the sides of such working\n\nplaces, said side holes of the same depth shall be drilled\n\ndiagonally, not more than eight (8) feet apart, and at any place\n\ndriven to tap water or gas, shall not be more than ten (10) feet\n\nwide, and no water or gas, from an abandoned mine, or part of a\n\nmine, and no boreholes from the surface shall be tapped until the\n\nemployees, except those engaged at such work, are out of the mines,\n\nand such work is to be done under the immediate supervision of the\n\nmine foreman.","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":"7f6bbd313e3245c5df25c88c535574f92a3815012cf159c0efe01ba7fbc8a1a1","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-45-45-524","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-45-45-527"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}