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Show ' " ' - Tuesday 1 109th Year- - No. 7L 2001' September xm. wee rfwr?ry yv - 50 Price, Utah Certoribihoe stomp Union, 6 ? riftQqfr ; w .vf. v',tt-.-- .J Vo;. ? W-t-F- H Wi-y'te-- t ' .jns.v,t. 3-- ..., .: . I? Fgfel -- . - - :. JC ; e5; K . Ventilation was to blame for . the Willow Creek coal mine ex-plosion that killed two people iff ; V, last year, according to a recently., i .. : V3S& he ;, ut -:.... The system did not continu- - i: ously dilute and move methane-- ; air mixtures and. other gases, , &. dusts and fumes from the UHP troopers assist at child car seat safety checkpoint Rah Highway Patrol Troopers Jason Marshal and Chris' quires at children from birth $a rarKin$neipuarix)nfBSioeniS)6tty(XMij5iBfSC8f seate as many families hit the road for the last big week--' end of the summer. The faqpublie service was spoiK.. UHR Emery County Sheriff's Office and 911; in America emergency dispatch. The leading child-kilt-er stems from allowintywith to ride unprotected in the sored by states ttie Utah tiighway safety coutici. Utah law re.. r through age 10 to be prop- - ; II IhroughagplO must ride in an approved carsafety seat or safety belt This is qprimarylaw.Apefsoo need not be stopped for another violation. A fine can (re issued solely for not restraining a passenger younger than age 11. . . t ; Although . .. ; : . : . , ; yerticxldegas-ificatio- n boreholes were drilled . -. neater methane liberation into, tiie gob. The increase in methane was accompariled by a decrease in airflow within the gob. V: ls, . expanding gob resulted iri.r au wiy rcSuaineo wmw naii msKM venicics onyen-pmotorists. Children younpr than 2 years old must be restrained in an approved safety seat Children 2 years mr-flo- ventila-tioncontro- ut area away from active workings and into a return air course or to the surface of the mine. Several factors adversely impacted the bleeder ventilation system prior to the accident, according to the report ; An Increase of coal production on the longwall face and an , worked-ou- ed ... tipinmineslabyjinthoftun-- . neb, and ventilators didnt dilute v the gas well enough to prevent the series of four Masts, report ;j The bleeder ventilation sys-tern did not adequately control and distribute the air passing ; area of through the worked-othe D-- 3 panel : accord-ingtot- . lirn-it- Uka light other underground workers were injured when the ' mine near Helper blew up on ; , July 31, 200a methane v Explosive gas built ... " . . released United, States Labor - for the panel, the first borehole tial explosion and subsequent had not yet been encountered. fireoccurred. ; In addition, the mine ventilaThe initial Explosion was ' tion andbleeder System had sparked by falling rock in one reserve capacity and the methane Docket. -: Most roof fall in the ; availability ofventilation pressure and air quantity was further .headgate fringe areaofthegob, reduced by the intake air split between the longwall face and the longwall setup rooms, adjacent to the D seam bleeders. The distribution of airflow in: a small pocketof methane; the gob was affected by the lack and other gaseous hydrocaibcms, of fully established intemal w ' according to the report. The flame traveled the inby paths as well as by such as check cur- fo metbane accumulating in the tains and an undercast, that were ' back of tiie gob near the longwall left intact in the worked-ou- t area, setup rooms. : The situation resulted in the' claims the report The recently released report ; explosion and Are that occurred indicated that the federal eninside Willow peek at .11:45 forcement actions indude two pan. on July 31r2000. . J ; Mmterruptionofventflatkm violations: The bleeder system being of the D-- 3 gob, caused by the ex--: used during pillar recovery did plosiod, prevented methane re-- t hot control and distribute air moval from the gob. passing through the worked-oEventually, liquid hydrocar- area of the underground coal .. bons became involved intiie fire. Fhtal injuries did not occur as production facility. ; The mlne operator installed ' a result erf the first explosion, acframed curtains across four ofdie cording to the determinations dx bleeder connectors at the in made by federal investigators. After the first explosion, per-- . by end of the D-- 3 longwall : area.sonnel remainedon the longwall pillared ' Also, an overcast and chedr section to extinguish a fire near curtain were installed in the the base of the shields On the bleeder connector nearest the' headgate side of the longwall headgate side of the tailgate ride fac6. of the workout area. Conditions worsened in the ' However, the approved (Ran face area just prior to the second supplement did not show con--: explosion, Tbe fire, resulting from ihC; trob at these kxtions. The controls .inhibited air- firs explosion, ignited subse' flow on the headgate side of the quent explosions. iv worked-oon area where the ini (Continued page 2) ; ut . j to community at resources in ' Amtion and treatmmit programs interview last Wednesday. ' and funded the The eastern region of Utah center jointly by the 7th Distriot Juvenile Court shows a higher percentages of ' Caibon County has tiie along witii the Utah Department regular use of alcohol tobacco, distinction of leading the of Child and Family Service, marijuana and illegal use of pain state in delinquency, substance, y The Frontier project is a remedications than the statewide '.v; abuse, violence and teen preg- - . sponse to the tremendous need evoagfi. of the of , The eastern nancy rates. v: segments region also popuThe rural location and small lations in Carbon, Grand, and ' shows one of the highest propor; ; turns of students who use vari-opopulation ofthe county Kmit the Emery counties. number of services available to i The federally funded initia-- . drugs, according to the lat- -. address these problems. five is alsa tribute to the est Dan Jones survey in 1995. r The willingness of local agra-dc- s communitys collaborative reCarbon and Grand counties to pull together and pool limsponse to that heed, indicates V rate Of arrests of adults in con- -, Bob Greenburg, executive direcnection with violent crimes is the ited resources when addressing .tiie challenges is tne commUn-- ! tor of the Four Corners Mental highest in the state. The adult Health Center. arrest rate on violent criminal strength. Collaborative effortsgained ; Each agency played a part in charges registers almost twice as momentum and became more. obtaining the grant which has hir as the state avera, accordinclusive with the mental health been awarded to only 5Q other ing to Harrison Archival Indicenters CASSP (children and projects nationwide. ' cator Data, 1993. .vy adolescent special service ; ' A. boom and bust economy The high rate is art indicator and the transient nature of the of parental attitudes toward vioproject) grant in 1991. The cooperative effort subse- ' population, which tends to result lence and crime and thus an imquently evolved into the FACT ; from tiie cyclical local economy, portant risk factor for children, Local Interagency Councils are significant contributors to according to the local agencies. Youth in the area have been (LICs) in all three counties, the the social dislocation and disnip-tiofirst in the state. evident in many families in the juvenile justice system at , The efforts include adolesresiding in Carbon County , the highest rate in the state ev--. cent substance abuse early inter- - pointed out Greenburg (hiring an . cryyear between 1988 and 1993, By JACKIE ANDERSON Staff reporter ; an indicator that youth in Carprocess, arid even Named fin the bon and Grand counties are struggles they are experiencing. The goat of the Frontier likely to have friends who engage in problem behavior. This is a project is to bring the agencies demonstrated risk factor, together to improve the delivery of service to children and famifo addition, duringthe period lies in trie Carbon, Emery and from 1992 to 1996, the South- Grand counties region. The most critical piece of tile eastern Health District .. re? project is to form a partnership ported:..'; ?The states highest rate of ; between the family and the serbirths to women younger than vice provider, said Greenburg. the age of 20. Parents must have a voice in The states second highest the process in order for it to be birth rate for women ages 12 to successful-;'14 years old. y. The idea is to empower fami-hThe third highest birth rate rather than to make them feel for women agesv15-1- 9 from blamed for the struggles they are ; ;. ; at-ri- sk : its . . . : n . . 1992-199- Thepombinaticmofa low tax base and a high human services need has created aunique shortfall in human services resources, eqRained Greenburg: Many families dont know what services are available locally facing. & orhowtoacccssthem,he continued And once in the system, families often feel powerless in the ' ! The second component involves bringing all the community players together in what Greenburg described as service " system development. . In the described system, one service provider would be able to refer other services that meet different needs. . In a wraparound system, the service community would . . . es ; would be reduced. The third piece of the project involves increasing the clinical sophistication of the care. Families have the right to scientifically proven methods of treatment, stated Greenborg. One such method is the development? of strengtfcbased treatment plans. ; Focus on what thei family is doing well and build from that, said the mental health jexpert. Something that is easy to say, . : . J. v a common vrsion. With in- creased agency interaction and - us . communication, the frustrations families experience when trying to access the different services (filling out eligibility forms, etc.) V unfor-tuna- te : f have buthardtodq. ! . Finally, there is the research component of the project. The researdi evduates the import of the project in the area and justifies the federal dollars. Interviews of small groups from the three counties will be used to document the impact erf the project. . ,v Mutant strains of tuberculo- -' sis are appearing not only in third world countries, but in the United States. Tb address trie concern, the United Centers for Disease Om-tr: ol advises individuals experiencing TB-li- ke symtoms to contact public health or private phy-sida- Centers According to the Ui. Centen for Disease Control, TB is an infectious illness caused by a bacteria or germ called myco-- bacterium tuberculosis. ; The disease . generally affects the lungs, but can result in infections in the lymph nodes, the kidneys, the brain or the spine. The gam may infect anyone at any age, stresses the national disease control agency. The general symptoms of tuberculosis include feeling sick or weak as well as experiencing . 'weight loss, fever and night sweats. The symptoms of TB of tire lungs include coughing, chest pain and coughing up blood. Additional symptoms depend on the part of the body affected by tiie bacteria. Anyone can get-- tuberculosis t L7 air contain . ing the germs, points out the national health agency. Individuals with the infection, but not the disease cany the tuberculosis bacteria in their bodies. They are not sick because the TB germs are inactive or dormant Ibe individuals cannot spread the bacteria, but may develop TB dis-- . ease in the future. Fatients develop the disease from germs that are active in their; bodies. They normally exhibit symptoms of tuberculosis. Usually, people with TB disease of the hings or throat are capable of spreading the infection to other individuals. Tuberculosis is spread from person to person through tiie air. When patients with TB disease of the lungs or throat cough and sneeze, they can put the germs into the air. Individuals breathing the air containing the bacteria can become infected. , People with tiie TB disease are most likely to spread the infection to individuals they spend time with on a daily basis, including family members or ers. J -- co-wo- rk The majority of people ex(Continued on page 2J -. UDOT Installing traffic lights, extending Improvements along The Utah Department of Transportation wok crews are extending the curbs, gutters and sidewalks along Stale Highway 10 due to increased foot traffic. The kmg awaited project started several weeks ago. The improvement project area extends from the UDOT office on the west side of the read to the Rivers State Road 10 juvenile detention center. In addition to the roadside improvement UDOT has installed the poles and traffic control fights on south Carbon Avenue at the freeway entrances and exits for UA Highway 6 At the present time, the stop Tights are not functional, but UDOT plans to flip the switch and turn the traffic cantol devices on in the immediate future. |