Mine Safety Awards
Underground and surface mines participate for this prestigious safety award. Safety Awards are presented yearly to both a surface and an underground mine with the lowest reportable rate of incidents. The number of incidents are taken from MSHA reportable accidents.
2010 Safety Awards
Presented at the Annual Meeting and Convention at The Zermatt Resort in Midway, Utah, June 2010.
Jim Luther of BHP Billiton, Safety Committee Chair, presented the 13th annual Institute Safety Achievement Awards to both surface and underground mines for the safest mines in the eight-member state region. Information gathered from the MSHA data was verified by contacting the mines to confirm accuracy.
Winners were:
- Surface Mine - Westmoreland Coal Company - Westmoreland Savage Mine - Montana
- Underground Mine - Canyon Fuel Company - Skyline Mine #3 - Utah