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If explosives are suspected of burning in a hole, every person affected shall move to a safe location for one hour or until the danger has passed, whichever time is longer. When such failure involves an electronic detonator, the blasting cable shall be disconnected from the source of power and the battery ends short-circuited before any electrical connection is examined.B\n\nExplosives shall be removed by (i) firing a separate charge at least two feet away from, and parallel to, the misfired charge; (ii) washing the stemming and the charge from the borehole with water; or (iii) inserting and firing a new primer after the stemming has been washed out.C\n\nA careful search of the blasting area and, if necessary, of the coal after it reaches the tipple shall be made after blasting a misfired hole to recover any undetonated explosive.D\n\nThe handling of a misfired shot shall occur under the direct supervision of the foreman or an authorized person designated by him.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":201265,"text":"Every misfire shall be reported promptly to the mine foreman, and no other work shall be performed in the blasting area until the hazard has been corrected. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 256<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":223943,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54856,"identifier":"45.2-932","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/10\/45.2-932","url":"\/45.2-932\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-932\/","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/10\/45.2-932","dublin_core":{"Title":" Misfires","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-932","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Every misfire shall be reported promptly to the mine foreman<\/span>, and no other work shall be performed in the blasting area until the hazard has been corrected. A waiting period of at least 15 minutes is required before anyone is allowed to any misfired hole. If explosives are suspected of burning in a hole, every person affected shall move to a safe location for one hour or until the danger has passed, whichever time is longer. When such failure involves an electronic detonator, the blasting cable shall be disconnected from the source of power and the battery<\/span> ends short-circuited before any electrical connection is examined. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Explosives shall be removed by (i) firing a separate charge at least two feet away from, and parallel to, the misfired charge; (ii) washing the stemming and the charge from the borehole with water; or (iii) inserting and firing a new primer after the stemming has been washed out. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A careful search of the blasting area and, if necessary, of the coal after it reaches the tipple shall be made after blasting a misfired hole to recover any undetonated explosive. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The handling of a misfired shot shall occur under the direct supervision of the foreman<\/span> or an authorized person designated by him. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n MISFIRES (\u00a7 45.2-932)\n\nA. Every misfire shall be reported promptly to the mine foreman, and no other\nwork shall be performed in the blasting area until the hazard has been\ncorrected. A waiting period of at least 15 minutes is required before anyone is\nallowed to any misfired hole. If explosives are suspected of burning in a hole,\nevery person affected shall move to a safe location for one hour or until the\ndanger has passed, whichever time is longer. When such failure involves an\nelectronic detonator, the blasting cable shall be disconnected from the source\nof power and the battery ends short-circuited before any electrical connection\nis examined.\n\nB. Explosives shall be removed by (i) firing a separate charge at least two feet\naway from, and parallel to, the misfired charge; (ii) washing the stemming and\nthe charge from the borehole with water; or (iii) inserting and firing a new\nprimer after the stemming has been washed out.\n\nC. A careful search of the blasting area and, if necessary, of the coal after it\nreaches the tipple shall be made after blasting a misfired hole to recover any\nundetonated explosive.\n\nD. The handling of a misfired shot shall occur under the direct supervision of\nthe foreman or an authorized person designated by him.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 45-53.7; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-50; 1994, c.\n28, \u00a7 45.1-161.285; 1999, c. 256; 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}}