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STAY OUT-STAY ALIVE

STAY OUT-STAY ALIVE. Mines are Not Playgrounds!. Mines are Everywhere. There are about 14,000 active mines in the U.S. There are as many as 500,000 abandoned mines in the U.S. MINING: A Vital Part of Our Economy Since the 1800s. The Early Years. Even Children Worked in the Mines.

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STAY OUT-STAY ALIVE

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  1. STAY OUT-STAY ALIVE Mines are Not Playgrounds!

  2. Mines are Everywhere • There are about 14,000 active mines in the U.S. • There are as many as 500,000 abandoned mines in the U.S.

  3. MINING: A Vital Part of Our Economy Since the 1800s

  4. The Early Years

  5. Even Children Worked in the Mines

  6. Mining Still Important Today

  7. Advances in Technology

  8. MONSTER TRUCKS!

  9. MINERALS GO A LONG WAY IN A LIFETIME

  10. ACCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN …

  11. MINING CAN BE HAZARDOUS

  12. SOMETIMES… HAPPY ENDINGS!

  13. MINERS: OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE

  14. Each year, dozens of people are injured or killed in accidents that occur at active and abandoned mines.

  15. 2006 – 29 deaths 2005 – 24 deaths 2004 - 35 deaths 2003 – 28 deaths 2002 – 32 deaths In the last five years, 148people have died in recreational activities on mine property. DEADLY NUMBERS

  16. TYPES OF ACCIDENTS • Falls into mine shafts, over highwalls • Overturned equipment • Drownings • Asphyxiation • Electrocution

  17. THE HEADLINES • “Indiana teenager drowns in quarry” Chicago Tribune • “Accident on ATV kills Kentucky boy” Associated Press • Brothers die while diving in old mine” Los Angeles Times

  18. Ohio Man Rescued from Gravel Pit

  19. Stay Away fromAbandoned Mine Openings! HIDDEN DANGERS

  20. ABANDONED MINE OPENING This mine shaft may be hundredsof feet deep!

  21. SHAFT MINE OPENING VERTICAL DROP CAN BE VERY DEEP Stay Away!

  22. Huuuuuge Opening!

  23. FENCES DON’T ALWAYS KEEP PEOPLE OUT…

  24. BUT LOOK WHAT AWAITSTHE TRESPASSER! Deep And Dangerous!

  25. THIS MINE IS SEALED, BUT JUST BARELY!

  26. SIGNS: There for a reason

  27. Empty Buildings are Dangerous • They can collapse • Broken glass is everywhere • Explosives can be detonated • There are electrical hazards

  28. SLOPE MINE OPENING Stay Away!

  29. Look at all the Graffiti

  30. DRIFT MINE OPENING Stay Away!

  31. Some mine openings are easily seen… Others may be hidden by plants or rocks!

  32. HIDDEN MINE OPENING Where’s the mine?

  33. BE WISE! STAY AWAY! • Ground Around Mines may be Weak • Vibrations from Walking or Speaking may cause a Cave-in

  34. ROTTEN TIMBERS

  35. BROKEN OR UNSTABLE LADDERS WONDER WHAT THIS LEADS TO?

  36. How Badly Do You Want to Find Out?

  37. MISFIRED EXPLOSIVES EXPLOSIVES and BLASTING CAPS Often Found Around Abandoned Mine Openings

  38. EXPLOSIVES & BLASTING CAPS • Deteriorate with Age • Do Not Touch – They can go off! • Alert the Sheriff’s Department

  39. FROM THIS …

  40. ..... TO THIS!

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