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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 191; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1978, chapter 94; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 3<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":223687,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82763,"identifier":"45.2-862","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/6\/45.2-862","url":"\/45.2-862\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-862\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/8\/6\/45.2-862","dublin_core":{"Title":" Attention to injured persons","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-862","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> When an injury occurs underground, the injured person shall be brought promptly to the surface. Prompt medical attention shall be provided in the event of injury, and adequate facilities shall be made available for transporting such injured person to a hospital if necessary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Safe transportation shall be provided to carry an injured person from the site where the injury occurred to the surface of the mine. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The operator of each mine shall post directional signs that are conspicuously located to identify the routes of ingress to and egress from any mine located off of a public road. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n ATTENTION TO INJURED PERSONS (\u00a7 45.2-862)\n\nA. When an injury occurs underground, the injured person shall be brought\npromptly to the surface. Prompt medical attention shall be provided in the event\nof injury, and adequate facilities shall be made available for transporting such\ninjured person to a hospital if necessary.\n\nB. Safe transportation shall be provided to carry an injured person from the\nsite where the injury occurred to the surface of the mine.\n\nC. The operator of each mine shall post directional signs that are conspicuously\nlocated to identify the routes of ingress to and egress from any mine located\noff of a public road.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 45-69.6; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-101; 1978,\nc. 94; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.198; 2005, c. 3; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}