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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1450207,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364419,"identifier":"45.2-724","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/5\/45.2-724","url":"\/45.2-724\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-724\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/5\/45.2-724","dublin_core":{"Title":" Misfires","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-724","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Where a misfire occurs with an electric detonator, a waiting period of at least 15 minutes is required before any miner is allowed to return to the shot area. After such failure, the blasting cable shall be disconnected from the source of power and the battery<\/span> ends short-circuited before electric connections are 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 working place 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 mine foreman<\/span> or a certified person designated by him. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n MISFIRES (\u00a7 45.2-724)\n\nA. Where a misfire occurs with an electric detonator, a waiting period of at\nleast 15 minutes is required before any miner is allowed to return to the shot\narea. After such failure, the blasting cable shall be disconnected from the\nsource of power and the battery ends short-circuited before electric connections\nare 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 working place 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 mine foreman or a certified 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 45.1-161.131; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}