The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-02-14
Stretchsrs and Blankets to be Ksg
at Nnes-Forsman to En-
anime Nine.

AT every mine where ten men arr
employed underground il shall b,
the duty of the operator thereof 10
keep always on hand AZ the mine a
properly constructed stretcher. a
Woolen and waterproof blanket. ann
all necessary requisites which ms
DE ADVISED by medical practitioners.
anu II as many rs one hundrrd au.
h1tN men be employed TWO Strctcl..
ers VIII the Necessary cruipmcu;,
as above advised. The mine
man or his assistant shall v.S'i ana
examine every working place II il.
mine every alternate dan whi!c t.,
miners OF such places s.c NJ NO
and shall direct that eacl. ana eve,
WorFlnS place shall DC secured
props or timuers whenever neces.
:ary, which shall be placed and uscc
oy the miners working therein as il.
This act provided, to the end tina,
SUCH working places shall be made
sale, and the said mine foreman
snail not permit anyone to work in
IN unsafe place unless it be for tho
purpose of making it safe. TIL.
nine foreman shall notify the oper,
TOT OF the mine of his inability TO
comply with any of the REQUIRE
ments of this section, and it shall.
then become the duty of the oper
a'or TO at once attend TO the matte
complained of by the mine foreman.
so as to enable him TO comply witt
the provisions thereof, if the sam,
can be practically done ANY opera.
TOT or agent of any coal mine, on
other person who shall neglect ,c
comply with the requirements o.
this section shall. upon conviction
oe guilty of Il misdcmcanor and sllal.
be tined not less than fifty nor NOR,
than five hundred dollars, or b,
imprisoned in the county Jail no.
less than ten nor more than ninety
days at the discretion of the court
ANY mine foreman or employee fail
ing to comply with this section
shall, upon conviction, lie fined not
less than five dollars, nor more than
nifty dollars, or be imprisoned in
the county Jail not less than ten
nor more than ninety days in the
discretion Of the court.
Duty of Mine Inspector When MIN
Is in Unsafe Condition-Noti-
fy Operator-InJunc-
ton Costs.
Sec. 16. The operator or agent
OF every coal mine shall furnish the
inspector proper facilities for enter
ing such mines and making e1amin-
ations. or obtaining information );
and If any inspector shall discover
that any mine does not in appli-
ances for the safety of the persons
employed therein, conform to the
provisions of this act, or that by
reason of any defect or practice in
or at such mines the lives or health
OF persons employed therein, are ell
dangered he shall immediately no.
tlfy such operator or agent thereof.
stating in such notice the particu-
lars in which he considers such mine
to be defective or dangerous and if
he deem is necessary for the protec-
ton OF the lives or health of the per-
sons employed in such mine, he
shall, after giving notice to said op-
orator CT agent in writing, notify
Immediately the chief of the depart
ment of mines who shall investigate,
or, if otherwise engaged, direct an
other district inspector to investi-
gate the mine reported to be unsafe,
and if upon further investigation by
the chief of the department of mines
or another district inspector directed
by the chief of the department of
mines, the mines, the mine report
60 be unsafe Is found 70 be in the
condition described in the first in
vestigation, then the chief of the de-
partment of mines shall forthwith
order the closing of the mines until
it is placed in safe and proper
condition for mining operations.
The chief Of the department of
mines is empowered to formulate
rules, issue instructions to the dis
trict inspectors, and notify mine
owners, managers and employees
that such rules when formulated
shall be enforced, when in his judg
ment the safety of the lives of en-
ployces or the protection of prop
erty require the enforcement of such
rules. Any operator, agent, mine
manager or employee, who shall re-