Each working section of a mine must have an emergency sled or wagon located no more than 1,000 feet from the working faces of the mine with the following materials and amounts in constant supply: (1) 8 timbers of suitable length or roof jacks of equal capability; (2) 200 linear feet of brattice cloth of adequate height to the coal seam; (3) 2 hand saws; (4) 20 1 x 6 brattice boards at least 12 feet long each; (5) 10 pounds of 10d nails; (6) 10 pounds of 16d nails; (7) 10 pounds of spads; (8) 25 cap boards; (9) 20 header boards; (10) 2 axes; (11) 2 claw hammers; (12) one sledge hammer; (13) one shovel; (14) 10 bags of wood fiber plaster or 5 bags of cement or the equivalent; (15) 4 sets of rubber gloves; and (16) 5 gallons of sealed, distilled drinking water. equal capability; height to the coal seam; each; cement or the equivalent;
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