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STAY OUT-- STAY ALIVE

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 !.

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STAY OUT-- STAY ALIVE

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  1. STAY OUT--STAY ALIVE Mine Hazard Awareness Campaign What you don’t know CANhurt you!

  2. Stay Out – Stay Alive • ACCIDENTS AROUND OLD MINES • WHAT TO STAY AWAY FROM • WHAT YOU CAN DO

  3. Mines are NOT playgrounds! Each year DOZENS of children & adults are injured or killed from accidents that occur at active and abandoned mines.

  4. FATALITIES Many deaths occur in non-mining related accidents on mine property. In 2004 – 35 people died nationwide 2 in Pennsylvania. In 2003 – 28 people died nationwide 3 in Pennsylvania. In 2002 – 31 people died nationwide 4 in Pennsylvania.

  5. So 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.

  6. Stay Away fromAbandoned Mine Property and Mine Openings! HIDDEN DANGERS

  7. TYPES OF MINE OPENINGS • SHAFT • SLOPE • DRIFT

  8. DANGER! Abandoned Mine Opening This mine shaft may be hundredsof feet deep!

  9. SHAFT MINE OPENING Goes straight down! Could be VERY deep! Stay Away!

  10. Fences are not the best way to keep people out…

  11. …determined people can climb right over them! Deep And Dangerous!

  12. ABANDONEDFAN HOUSE Although this doesn’t look dangerous, there are many hidden dangers. • 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.

  13. SLOPE MINE OPENING Stay Away!

  14. Look at all the Graffiti

  15. DRIFT MINE OPENING Stay Away!

  16. DRIFT TUNNEL OPENING

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

  18. Open Mine Shaft

  19. Hidden Mine Opening Where’s the mine?

  20. Stay away from mine openings NO • Ground around mines may be weak • Vibrations caused by walking or speaking may cause a cave-in BE WISE. STAY AWAY.

  21. Rotten Timbers

  22. Broken or Rotten Ladders

  23. Abandoned Explosives EXPLOSIVES and BLASTING CAPS are often found around abandoned mine openings

  24. Underground Water

  25. Underground Tunnels • ROTTEN ROOF SUPPORT BEAMS • DANGEROUS GASES • POISONOUS SNAKES • FLOODED SECTIONS

  26. Surface Dangers Stay Away

  27. Unstable Vertical Highwall

  28. Dangerous Bodies of Water Stay Away!

  29. Kids, Mine, quarries, sand and gravel pits are not parks or playgrounds. Diving is Dangerous! DANGEROUSPLACES! It has happened to other kids.Don't let it happen to you!Don't ever go to a mine to play.We want you to be with us a long time!

  30. A Bad Place to Swim

  31. There are no lifeguards to help if you are in trouble!

  32. SLUDGE DAM Water on Top is 3’ Deep Quicksand-Like Sludge Underwater is 8-10’ Deep

  33. Signs are for your safety

  34. NO TRESPASSING

  35. What CanYou Doto Stay Safe???

  36. If You’re Not Sure, STAY AWAY – STAY ALIVE

  37. HOW CAN YOU HELP?? Reporting the location of abandoned mines is a public service. By notifying Pennsylvania’s Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation at the below phone number, you will be protecting others from danger and helping Pennsylvania maintain and improve the environment. (717) 783-2267

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