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Improved Safety

Published Friday, May 01, 2009

In the past few years, the aggregate industry has experienced a big reduction in the injury and fatality rates. In fact, if current trends hold, 2008 will go down as the safest year yet in terms of injuries and fatalities in our industry. While just one fatality is one too many, it is heartening to note these continued improvements. According to Mine Safety and Health Administration statistics, metal and nonmetal mines had fewer fatalities in 2008 than in they did in any year since deaths began being tracked in 1910. There are a number of factors tied to ...

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