---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 56.6311"
title: "30"
number: "56.6311"
heading: "Handling of misfires."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/56.6311"
---

# §56.6311. Handling of misfires.

- (a) Faces and muck piles shall be examined for misfires after each blasting operation.
- (b) Only work necessary to remove a misfire and protect the safety of miners engaged in the removal shall be permitted in the affected area until the misfire is disposed of in a safe manner.
- (c) When a misfire cannot be disposed of safely, each approach to the area affected by the misfire shall be posted with a warning sign at a conspicuous location to prohibit entry, and the condition shall be reported immediately to mine management.
- (d) Misfires occurring during the shift shall be reported to mine management not later than the end of the shift.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 61 FR 36795, July 12, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

Source: 50 FR 4054, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted.