{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-728","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 45.2-728","heading":"Number of miners in openings","body":"Until the two travel ways are made as required by § 45.2-726, no more than 20 miners shall work underground in the mine at one time. No additional development shall be permitted until the connection is made to the second opening. In a mine in which final pillar removal operations necessitate closing the second opening, no more than 20 miners shall be permitted to work in the mine.Code 1950, § 45-71; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-94; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.164; 1996, c. 774; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","path":["Title 45.2. Mines, Minerals, and Energy","Subtitle II. Coal Mining","Part B. Underground Coal Mines","Chapter 7. Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines; Mine Construction","Article 6. Mine Openings and Escapeways"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/45.2-728/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:34Z","sha256":"90cde582683beadc3ecadc4529c1c68f684bbd31be3cb29a7e454db9a6f85d2e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-727","next":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-729"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}