Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy

Calendar Year 2006 Virginia Mineral Mine Safety Awards

The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy – Division of Mineral Mining (DMM) and the Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance (VTCA) are pleased to announce that the following Virginia mineral mine operations and mine employee received inaugural Virginia Mineral Mine Safety Awards for calendar year 2006 in recognition of outstanding mine safety achievements at their mine sites.

Quarry
0 – 50,000 Employee Hours Boxley Materials Company, Fieldale Plant
Henry County, Virginia

50,000 – 100,000 Employee Hours Boxley Materials Company, Blue Ridge Plant
Bedford County, Virginia

100,000+ Employee Hours Vulcan Materials Company, Skippers Quarry
Greensville County, Virginia

Open Pit
0 – 10,000 Employee Hours Heard Aggregates, LLC, Heard Aggregates
Sussex County, Virginia

10,000 – 20,000 Employee Hours Jack L. Massie Contractor, Inc., Mineral Resource Area,
James City County, Virginia

20,000+ Employee Hours Nestle Purina Petcare, King William
King William County, Virginia

Individual Safety Award
35 Years Without a Lost Time Injury Jerry Viars, Chemical Lime – Kimballton Plant
Giles County, Virginia

The Virginia Mineral Mine Safety Awards program is an annual award program to recognize mine operators and employees for outstanding safety achievements in the state’s mineral mining industry. If you have any questions about the program, please contact Jeff Stewart at (434) 951-6315.