30 CFR § 57.7011 - Straightening crossed cables.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s57.7011"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 57.7011 - Straightening crossed cables."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "57.7011"
section_name: "Straightening crossed cables."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "METAL AND NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH"
part_number: "57"
part_name: "SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND METAL AND NONMETAL MINES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 811."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 4082, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "57"
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# 57.7011 Straightening crossed cables.

The drill stem shall be resting on the bottom of the hole or on the platform with the stem secured to the mast before attempts are made to straighten a crossed cable on a reel.