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 57—SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND METAL AND NONMETAL MINES › Subpart B—Ground Control

30 C.F.R. § 57.3360

Ground support use

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Ground support shall be used where ground conditions, or mining experience in similar ground conditions in the mine, indicate that it is necessary. When ground support is necessary, the support system shall be designed, installed, and maintained to control the ground in places where persons work or travel in performing their assigned tasks. Damaged, loosened, or dislodged timber use for ground support which creates a hazard to persons shall be repaired or replaced prior to any work or travel in the affected area.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1998–2018 · leading case: Villanueva v. United States, 708 F. Supp. 2d 960 (D. Ariz. 2009).
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Villanueva v. United States, 708 F. Supp. 2d 960 (D. Ariz. 2009). · cites it 2× “30 C.F.R. § 57.3360 . The regulations also require mine operators to examine and test ground conditions “in areas where work is to be performed, prior to work commencing, after blasting, and as ground conditions warrant during the work shift.”
E. Ridge Lime v. MSHR (4th Cir. 1998). · cites it 3× “2 Following the July 25 roof fall, the Mine Safety and Health Admin- istration ("MSHA") investigated the incident and issued a citation to Eastern Ridge, charging it with violations of three mandatory safety standards promulgated in 30 C.F.R. § 57.3360 (requiring ground sup-…”
Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Fmshrc (9th Cir. 2018). “(“Petitioner”) petitions for review of an administrative law judge’s decision upholding, in whole or in part, seven citations under 30 C.F.R. § 57.3360 and two citations under 30 C.”
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