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.