# 29 C.F.R. § 570.53 (2026): Coal-mine occupations (Order 3)

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## Section

- **Citation:** 29 C.F.R. § 570.53 (2026)
- **Heading:** Coal-mine occupations (Order 3)
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 29 CFR: Labor / Chapter V: WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR / Part 570: CHILD LABOR REGULATIONS, ORDERS AND STATEMENTS OF INTERPRETATION / Subpart E: Occupations Particularly Hazardous for the Employment of Minors Between 16 and 18 Years of Age or Detrimental to Their Health or Well-Being / § 570.53: § 570.53   Coal-mine occupations (Order 3).

## Text

(a)
Finding and declaration of fact.
All occupations in or about any coal mine, except the occupation of slate or other refuse picking at a picking table or picking chute in a tipple or breaker and occupations requiring the performance of duties solely in offices or in repair or maintenance shops located in the surface part of any coal-mining plant, are particularly hazardous for the employment of minors between 16 and 18 years of age.
(b)
Definitions.
For the purpose of this section:
(1) The term
coal
shall mean any rank of coal including lignite, bituminous, and the anthracite coals.
(2) The term
all occupations in or about any coal mine
shall mean all types of work performed in any underground working, open-pit, or surface part of any coal-mining plant, that contribute to the extraction, grading, cleaning, or other handling of coal.
[16 FR 7008, July 20, 1951. Redesignated at 28 FR 1634, Feb. 21, 1963, and amended at 28 FR 3449, Apr. 9, 1963. Redesignated and amended at 36 FR 25156, Dec. 29, 1971]

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