A. If broken wires, faulty connections or short circuits are determined as the cause of a misfire, the proper repairs shall be made, the firing line reconnected and the charge fired. However, this shall be done only after a careful inspection has been made of burden remaining in such holes once no hole shall be so refired when the burden has been dangerously weakened by other shots, or when such refiring is prohibited by the state.
B. The handling of all misfires shall be in accordance with provisions as listed in the Handbook of Electric Blasting, latest edition, as published by the Atlas Powder Company.
C. The city shall be notified immediately in the event that any misfire cannot safely be refired. (Ord. A-348, 6-4-1979)