Oklahoma § 45-512 - Safety equipment for shafts
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 45-512 — Safety equipment for shafts, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-512. Safety equipment for shafts
The operator or superintendent shall provide and maintain from
the top to bottom of every shaft, where persons are raised or
lowered, a metal tube suitably adapted to the free passage of sound
through which conversation may be held between persons at the top
and bottom of said shaft, and also a means of signaling from the top
to the bottom thereof, and shall provide every cage or gear carriage
used for the hoisting or lowering of persons with a sufficient
overhead covering to protect those persons when using the same and
shall provide also for each said cage or carriage a safety catch
approved by the mine inspector, and the said operator or
superintendent shall see that flanges with clearance of not less
than four (4) inches when the whole of the rope is wound around the
drum, are attached to the sides of the drum of every machine that is
used for lowering persons into or hoisting them out of the mines,
and also, that adjacent brakes are attached to the drums: Provided,
that the rope shall be left around the drum at least two and onehalf (2 1/2) times when the cage is at the bottom. At all shafts,
safety gates to be approved by the mine inspector of the district,
shall be so placed as to prevent persons from falling into the
shaft.
R.L.1910, § 3967.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 45-512
What does Oklahoma Statutes § 45-512 cover?
Section 45-512 ("Safety equipment for shafts") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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Is this the official text of Oklahoma law?
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