Miners hurt in rescue
I have a question, what is the Number One thing in rescue operations? You already have some folks that many be injured if not dead. What is the number 1 thing? No one else gets hurt!! In Oklahoma City bombing, personnel got hurt rushing into a building that was not safe. A nurse was killed. Now, 3 of the rescue miners are confirmed dead, 6 are injured.
This whole situation stinks to high heaven. Nothing seems to be going right. These deaths make me physically sick.
BTW, I took Geology. What the hell is a “bump”? What is that?
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From CNN.com:
Three rescue workers were killed and six others injured Thursday night during an apparent “seismic bump” while attempting to reach six miners trapped since an August 6 mine collapse, according to state and hospital officials.
The third death was confirmed by a Utah Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman.
All of the rescue workers in the mine at the time of the incident have been accounted for and removed, said Rich Kulczewski of the Mine Safety and Health Administration. (more…)
From what I read in the local paper. They told us it is when the floor comes up and the walls cave in.
Well, they have to try something to get to the trapped miners, or they will be accused of not caring.
Of course, I would prefer it if the LameStream media would report something like the record of this scumbag who owns the mine. It is not pretty. He has (well, his mines have) been cited many times for violations of safety proceedures.
Not to mention the MHSA boss, who was appointed during a Congressional recess because Bush could not get enough support for him to survive a real nomination.
Shades of Brownie at FEMA?
Bill in Asheville -
Thanks for your comments. you are correct. The mine owner is …well, let’s just say that he has a rep for fighting for the rights of the owners and not the miners.
The MHSA boss is doing a heck of a job!!
What is a “seismic bump”? PR spin for “the walls collapsed - or ‘bumped out’ - due to too much weight overhead”…imo, it makes it sound like people should be equating it with an aftershock….but since there wasn’t an earthquake affecting the mine to begin with (oh, sure seismic activity was registered on the seismographs when the mine collapsed), an aftershock would be unlikely.
Sadly, even if the first group of miners survived the initial collapse, by the time anyone reaches them now, it appears it will be far too late.
http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=&csz=Huntington%2C+UT&country=us
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/US2/39.41.-112.-110.php
Kim -
Thanks for your thoughtful comments. I totally agree.
Thanks for the helpful links.
Here is an interesting BBC Show about the Oklahoma City Bombing. Please watch and then pass link along to friends.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5977554184697409940
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5977554184697409940