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STAY OUT-- STAY ALIVE. Mine Hazard Awareness Campaign. What you don’t know CAN hurt you!. Stay Out – Stay Alive. ACCIDENTS AROUND OLD MINES WHAT TO STAY AWAY FROM WHAT YOU CAN DO. Mines are NOT playgrounds !. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
STAY OUT--STAY OUT--STAY ALIVESTAY ALIVE
Mine Hazard Awareness Mine Hazard Awareness CampaignCampaign
What you don’t What you don’t knowknow
CANCAN hurt you!hurt you!
Stay Out – Stay AliveStay Out – Stay Alive
ACCIDENTS AROUND OLD ACCIDENTS AROUND OLD MINES MINES
WHAT TO STAY AWAY FROM WHAT TO STAY AWAY FROM
WHAT WHAT YOUYOU CAN DO CAN DO
Mines are Mines are NOTNOT playgrounds playgrounds!!
Each year DOZENS Each year DOZENS of children & of children &
adults are injured adults are injured or killed from or killed from accidents that accidents that occur at active occur at active and abandoned and abandoned
mines.mines.
Many deaths occur in Many deaths occur in non-mining relatednon-mining related accidentsaccidents on mine property. on mine property.
In 2004 – 35 people died nationwide In 2004 – 35 people died nationwide
2 in Pennsylvania.2 in Pennsylvania.
In 2003 – 28 people died nationwide In 2003 – 28 people died nationwide
3 in Pennsylvania.3 in Pennsylvania.
In 2002 – 31 people died nationwide In 2002 – 31 people died nationwide
4 in Pennsylvania.4 in Pennsylvania.
FATALITIESFATALITIES
So Far in 2005So Far in 2005
THREE people have died in accidents at abandoned mine sites in Pennsylvania
April 10 – A 50-year old man from Melcroft died when his ATV overturned and crushed him while he was backing down a hill.
May 8 – A Bentleyville couple died when their ATV plunged over a 60-foot cliff at a mine waste pile.
Stay AwayStay Away fromfrom
Abandoned Abandoned Mine Property Mine Property
and Mine and Mine Openings!Openings!
HIDDEN DANGERSHIDDEN DANGERS
TYPES OF MINE TYPES OF MINE OPENINGSOPENINGS
SHAFTSHAFT
SLOPESLOPE
DRIFTDRIFT
DANGER! DANGER! Abandoned Mine OpeningAbandoned Mine Opening
This mine This mine shaft may shaft may
be be hundredshundreds
of feet of feet deep!deep!
SHAFT MINE OPENINGSHAFT MINE OPENING
Goes straight down!Goes straight down!
Could be VERY Could be VERY deep!deep!
Stay Away!Stay Away!
Fences are not the best Fences are not the best way to keep people way to keep people
out…out…
DeepDeep
AndAnd
Dangerous!Dangerous!
……determined people determined people can climb right over can climb right over
them!them!
ABANDONEDABANDONED FAN FAN HOUSEHOUSE
Both animals and insects, especially spiders, love living in old deserted locations like this.
Loose bricks continue to deteriorate and fall out.
Broken glass and other debris could cause falls.
Although this doesn’t look dangerous, there are many hidden dangers.
SLOPE MINE OPENINGSLOPE MINE OPENING
Stay Away!Stay Away!
Look at all the Graffiti
DRIFT MINE OPENINGDRIFT MINE OPENING
Stay Away!Stay Away!
DRIFT TUNNEL DRIFT TUNNEL OPENINGOPENING
Some mine openings Some mine openings are easily seen…are easily seen…
Others may be hidden byOthers may be hidden byplants or rocks!plants or rocks!
Open Mine ShaftOpen Mine Shaft
Hidden Mine OpeningHidden Mine Opening
Where’s Where’s the the
mine?mine?
Stay away from mine Stay away from mine openingsopenings
Ground around Ground around mines may be mines may be weakweak
Vibrations caused Vibrations caused by walking or by walking or speaking may speaking may cause a cave-incause a cave-in
NONO
BE WISE.BE WISE.STAY STAY
AWAY.AWAY.
Rotten TimbersRotten Timbers
Broken or Rotten Broken or Rotten LaddersLadders
Abandoned ExplosivesAbandoned Explosives
EXPLOSIVES EXPLOSIVES and and
BLASTING BLASTING CAPSCAPS
are often are often found around found around abandoned abandoned
mine mine openingsopenings
Underground WaterUnderground Water
Underground TunnelsUnderground Tunnels
ROTTEN ROOF ROTTEN ROOF SUPPORT BEAMSSUPPORT BEAMS
DANGEROUS GASESDANGEROUS GASES
POISONOUS POISONOUS SNAKESSNAKES
FLOODED SECTIONSFLOODED SECTIONS
Surface DangersSurface Dangers
Stay Stay AwayAway
Unstable Vertical HighwallUnstable Vertical Highwall
Dangerous Bodies of Dangerous Bodies of WaterWater
Stay Away!Stay Away!
Kids, Mine, quarries, sand and gravel pits are not parks or playgrounds.
Diving is Dangerous!Diving is Dangerous!
A Bad Place to SwimA Bad Place to Swim
There are no lifeguardsThere are no lifeguardsto help if you areto help if you are
in trouble!in trouble!
SLUDGE DAMSLUDGE DAMWater on Water on Top is 3’ Top is 3’ DeepDeep
Quicksand-Quicksand-Like Sludge Like Sludge UnderwateUnderwater is 8-10’ r is 8-10’ DeepDeep
Signs are for Signs are for youryour safetysafety
NO TRESPASSINGNO TRESPASSING
What CanWhat CanYou You DoDoto Stay to Stay Safe???Safe???
If You’re Not Sure,If You’re Not Sure,STAY AWAY – STAY ALIVESTAY AWAY – STAY ALIVE
HOW CAN YOU HELP??HOW CAN YOU HELP??
(717) 783-2267(717) 783-2267
Reporting the location of abandoned Reporting the location of abandoned mines is a public service. By mines is a public service. By notifying Pennsylvania’s Bureau of notifying Pennsylvania’s Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation at the Abandoned Mine Reclamation at the below phone number, you will be below phone number, you will be protecting others from danger and protecting others from danger and helping Pennsylvania maintain and helping Pennsylvania maintain and improve the environment. improve the environment.