{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-57.9304","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 57.9304","heading":"Unstable ground.","body":"(a) Dumping locations shall be visually inspected prior to work commencing and as ground conditions warrant.\n(b) Where there is evidence that the ground at a dumping location may fail to support the mobile equipment, loads shall be dumped a safe distance back from the edge of the unstable area of the bank.","path":["Title 30—Mineral Resources","CHAPTER I—MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER K—METAL AND NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH","PART 57—SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND METAL AND NONMETAL MINES","Subpart H—Loading, Hauling, and Dumping"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-30.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:24Z","sha256":"d7a1be87ce9eaa7f3f119b005e32e8fc7ecd503bf25f2d4926b70e35203aa63a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-57.9303","next":"us/30-cfr-57.9305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}