The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
Usibelli Coal Mine Inc. Jan. 15 commended its 115 employees for reaching the important milestone of no lost-time injuries during 2015.
"The employees of UCM have dedicated themselves to safety awareness and communication.
Every employee practices it every day, resulting in achieving a year and a half without any lost-time accidents.
It's a true team effort and a milestone we're all proud of," UCM President Joe Usibelli Jr.
said.
This milestone sits in the midst of a run of more than 550 consecutive days without a lost-time injury.
"To reach this goal requires an enormous amount of time and energy to implement.
We have established a safety culture in the workplace and encourage the same awareness on the home front," explained UCM General Manager Alan Renshaw.
While proud of the current safety milestone, UCM Safety Director Matt Nelson has loftier targets for employees of the Usibelli Coal Mine in Healy, Alaska - break the 797-day record set by the company in 2006.
Usibelli Coal Mine, a fourth generation, family-owned, all-Alaskan business, said it will produce 1.3 million short tons of ultra-low sulfur, subbituminous coal in 2016.
Over his more than 16 years of covering mining and mineral exploration, Shane has become renowned for his ability to report on the sector in a way that is technically sound enough to inform industry insiders while being easy to understand by a wider audience.
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