(225 ILCS 705/27.02) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 2702)
Sec. 27.02.
In all mines in this State which are classified as non-gassy by
the State Mine Inspector, and where coal is broken down by the use of
explosives, a sufficient number of first-class miners, who are citizens of
the United States or lawfully admitted for permanent residence,
shall be designated and employed as drillers and shooters or as shot
firers. The duties of the drillers and shooters or shot firers shall be to
prepare permissible explosives for breaking down coal in a safe, practical
and workmanlike manner, and to fire or detonate the same.
(Source: P.A. 101-541, eff. 8-23-19.)
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