{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-755","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 45.2-755","heading":"Securing cars","body":"A. A standing car on any track, unless it is held effectively by brakes, shall be properly blocked to prevent movement.B. Positive-acting stopblocks or derails shall be used when necessary to protect miners from the hazard of runaway rail equipment. Derails shall be located where a grade at the entrance or any other location in the mine creates a potential collision hazard.C. Safety chains, steel ropes, or other effective devices capable of holding the load shall be used to prevent a runaway mantrip or other supply car.Code 1950, § 45-69.1; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-73; 1979, c. 315; 1983, c. 70; 1985, c. 302; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.144; 1996, c. 774; 1999, c. 256; 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 8. Transportation"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/45.2-755/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:34Z","sha256":"0fec2279cc45b6cea9c88dbfbd1518513ff99065a4023d89810d41bef8d49ee9","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-754","next":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-756"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}