{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-75.827","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 75.827","heading":"Guarding of trailing cables.","body":"(a) Guarding. (1) The high-voltage cable must be guarded in the following locations:\n(i) From the power center cable coupler for a distance of 10 feet inby the power center;\n(ii) From the entrance gland for a distance of 10 feet outby the last strain clamp on the continuous mining machine; and,\n(iii) At any location where the cable could be damaged by moving equipment.\n(2) Guarding must be constructed using nonconductive flame-resistant material or grounded metal.\n(b) Suspended cables and cable crossovers. When equipment must cross any portion of the cable, the cable must be either:\n(1) Suspended from the mine roof; or\n(2) Protected by a cable crossover having the following specifications:\n(i) A minimum length of 33 inches;\n(ii) A minimum width of 17 inches;\n(iii) A minimum height of 3 inches;\n(iv) A minimum cable placement area of two and one half-inches (2 1/2″) high by four and one-quarter inches (4 1/4″) wide;\n(v) Made of nonconductive material;\n(vi) Made of material with a distinctive color. The color black must not be used; and\n(vii) Made of material that has a minimum compressive strength of 6,400 pounds per square inch (psi).","path":["Title 30—Mineral Resources","CHAPTER I—MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER O—COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH","PART 75—MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND COAL MINES","Subpart I—Underground High-Voltage Distribution"],"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":"316d6d22272feef36d26d6114c5c49fa580b4d8ebbae58ee0af6b37db0d6b3a0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-75.826","next":"us/30-cfr-75.828"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}