                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 MANTRIPS (§ 45.2-761)

A. Each mantrip that is operated by means of a locomotive shall be pulled and
operated at a safe speed that is consistent with the condition of the road and
the type of equipment used and shall be so controlled that it can be stopped
within the limits of the operator&#8217;s visibility.

B. Each mantrip shall be under the charge of an authorized person and operated
independently of any loaded trip.

C. Each mantrip shall be maintained in safe operating condition. Mantrips shall
be provided in sufficient number to prevent any mantrip from becoming
overloaded.

D. No person shall ride under a trolley wire other than in a suitably covered
mantrip. A covered mantrip shall not be required under trolley wires that are
guarded or positioned in accordance with subsection F of &#xA7; 45.2-808.

E. Other than small hand tools carried on the person, no supplies, tools, or
materials shall be transported in the same car or cage with miners on any
mantrip, except in a special compartment in the car designed for such purpose.

F. No miner shall board or leave a moving mantrip car. Each miner shall remain
seated while in a moving car and shall proceed in an orderly manner to and from
a mantrip.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 45-69.2; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-74; 1985, c.
296; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.150; 1996, c. 774; 1999, c. 256; 2021, Sp. Sess.
I, c. 387.