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The award is the second in a row for Arch, which received the honor this week from the US Mine Safety and Health Administration and the National Mining Association at a Washington, DC ceremony. The continuous miner complex reported 178,000 hours without a lost-time or reportable injury.
The figure, Arch noted, is significantly higher than the underground coal sector national average, which stands at 7.35 incidents per 200,000 employee-hours worked. Last year芒鈧劉s award went to its Canyon Fuel Skyline mine in Utah.
"We're extremely proud of the dedicated employees at Band Mill mine for making safety a core value and exhibiting true leadership in the coal industry," said Arch chairman Steven Leer. "The employees of Band Mill safely produced nearly 550,000 tons of clean-burning, low-sulfur coal last year to provide our nation with affordable and reliable electricity."
For all Arch operations, the 2006 safety rate was 1.23, almost three-fold better than the 3.32 incidents per 200,000 hours industry average.
Leer said that the company is proud, but not satisfied with the progress made to date. "This year Cumberland River and Arch's other subsidiaries are targeting at-risk behaviors before accidents occur.
"We believe continuous improvements in mine safety are absolutely necessary, and engaging in a new way of thinking about working safely will help us achieve our ultimate goal of zero accidents and injuries."
