C.F.R. » Title 30 » CHAPTER I—MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › SUBCHAPTER K—METAL AND NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH › PART 56—SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—SURFACE METAL AND NONMETAL MINES › Subpart N—Personal Protection

30 C.F.R. § 56.15005

Safety belts and lines

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Safety belts and lines shall be worn when persons work where there is danger of falling; a second person shall tend the lifeline when bins, tanks, or other dangerous areas are entered.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1996–2018 · leading case: Bussen Quarries v. Alexander Acosta, 895 F.3d 1039 (8th Cir. 2018).
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Bussen Quarries v. Alexander Acosta, 895 F.3d 1039 (8th Cir. 2018). · cites it 6× “The Secretary claimed Bussen violated federal regulation 30 C.F.R. § 56.15005 , which requires the use of certain fall-protection equipment at surface metal and nonmetal mines when working where there is a danger of falling.”
Burnett v. Imerys Marble, Inc., 2005 WY 82 (Wyo. 2005). · cites it 4× “ISSUES [¶ 3] Burnett presents one issue for review: “Did the trial court incorrectly rule that 30 C.F.R. § 56.15005 did not create a duty on the part of defendant Imerys to provide fall protection for Richard Burnett?” Imerys rephrases the issue slightly but agrees this is the…”
Est. of Denny Bernaldes v. United States of Am. 3 Unnamed Inspectors of the Mine Saf. & Health Admin., 81 F.3d 428 (4th Cir. 1996). “For example, inspectors have discretion to determine whether there is, in fact, a “danger of falling” significant enough to require the use of safety belts and lines as mandated by 30 C.F.R. § 56.15005 . Thus, the court held that the MSHA regulations were not sufficiently…”
McCarty v. Covol Fuels No. 2, LLC, 978 F. Supp. 2d 799 (W.D. Ky. 2013). “MSHA cited Imerys for violation of 30 C.F.R. § 56.15005 (2004), which is also a section that Plaintiffs in this case contend that Defendant violated.”
N. Illinois Steel Supply Co. v. Sec'y of Labor, 294 F.3d 844 (7th Cir. 2002). “§ 814 (a) for a violation of 30 C.F.R. § 56.15005 , which provides: “Safety belts and lines shall be worn when persons work where there is a danger of falling.”
Capitol Cement Corp v. Sec'y of Labor (4th Cir. 2000). · cites it 2× “2 The second citation alleged a "significant and substantial" violation of 30 C.F.R. § 56.15005 arising from Bonfili's failure to wear a safety belt when there was a danger of falling.”
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