Ohio Administrative Code
Title 4101:9 - Wage and Hour
Chapter 4101:9-2 - Employment of Minors in Occupations Hazardous or Detrimental to Health and Well-Being
Section 4101:9-2-20 - Occupations in excavation operations

Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 4101:9-2-20

Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024

The following occupations in excavation operations are prohibited for minors under eighteen years of age:

(A) Excavating, working in, or backfilling (refilling) trenches, except (1) manually excavating or manually backfilling trenches that do not exceed four feet in depth at any point, or (2) working in trenches that do not exceed four feet in depth at any point.

(B) Excavating for buildings or other structures or working in such excavations, except (1) manually excavating to a depth not exceeding four feet below any ground surface adjoining the excavation, or (2) working in an excavation not exceeding such depth, or (3) working in an excavation where the side walls are shored or sloped to the angle of repose.

(C) Working within tunnels prior to the completion of all driving and shoring operations.

(D) Working within shafts prior to the completion of all sinking and shoring operations.

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 04/03/2014 and 04/02/2019
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4109.05
Rule Amplifies: 4109.05
Prior Effective Dates: 4/17/1979

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