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MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Cavender (573)
751-7500
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 27, 2005
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF LABOR CONGRATULATES TWO MINING COMPANIES FOR EARNING SAFETY AWARD
Mississippi Lime and Doe Run Receive Highest Mine Safety Award
Jefferson City, MO – The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations would like to congratulate the Mississippi Lime Company and Doe Run Company for winning the prestigious “Sentinels of Safety” award from the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and National Mining Association. The Sentinels of Safety is the nation’s highest mine safety award.
Mississippi Lime’s Peerless Mine, located in Ste. Genevieve, MO received the Sentinels of Safety award in the large underground nonmetal mine category, while Doe Run’s Brushy Creek Mine was recognized in the large underground metal group.
Both winning mine companies have received mine safety inspections and training from the Missouri Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Training Program. The mine program has certified instructors that train mine owners and mine workers in the practice of implementing safe and healthy habits in the workplace. “We are very pleased to hear of Mississippi Lime and Doe Run’s success,” said Steve Dunn, manager of the Department’s Division of Labor Standards’ Mine Safety and Health Training Program. “The mine training program takes great pride in knowing our training services are working and producing such results, along with the many safety programs the company provides.”
To be eligible for the Sentinels of Safety award, mining companies must:
- have reported employment data to MSHA for each calendar quarter in which it was active during the calendar year;
- have not experienced a work injury that resulted in a fatality, permanent disability, days away from work, or days of restricted work activity;
- have a “No Days Lost” injury incident rate no greater than the national average; and
- have accumulated at least 4,000 injury-free employee-hours during the calendar year.
The Sentinels of Safety award is the oldest established award for occupational safety. President Herbert Hoover, a former mining engineer, announced the first awards when he was Secretary of Commerce in 1925.
For more information about the Mine and Cave Safety and Health Training Program, please visit www.dolir.mo.gov/ls or call 573-751-3403.
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