293.110. 1. All working places shall be securedsufficiently to protect employees working at the face from fallsof roof, ribs, or face. Loose top and overhanging or loose facesand ribs shall be supported adequately or taken down.
2. The bottom of every shaft shall be supplied with atraveling way, to enable men to pass from one side of the shaftto the other, and without passing under or over the cages.
3. Every owner, agent or operator of any mine in this state,employing ten or more men, shall provide sanitary drinkingdevices for the use of their employees.
(L. 1959 S.B. 188 ยง 12)(1971) This section was enacted to protect employees of mine companies and not for the benefit of state mine inspectors. Tinker v. St. Joseph Lead Co. (CA Mo.), 438 F.2d 1190.