Tony Oppegard
Tony Oppegard
high indicative poor safety
That is a very high number, and it is usually indicative of a very poor safety record.
finite guys supply
They want guys who are 30 to 35 years old, and there is a finite supply of them.
enviable safety
That is not a very enviable safety record.
accidents failure kentucky problem report serious
We have a serious, serious problem in Kentucky with failure to report accidents.
good
There are some good recommendations. It's a good start.
coal coming dog opening operators price quick trying
With the price of coal so high, you have operators coming out of the woodwork, trying to get into any seam of coal they can to make a quick buck, opening up a lot of little dog holes.
coal miners
We're not getting everything that we think coal miners need in this bill.
bush certainly desire develop mining safety suffered ties
The Bush administration ushered in this desire to develop cooperative ties between regulators and the mining industry. Safety has certainly suffered as a result.
continuous guy machine miner operate worth
They see tomorrow, they don't see the future. They don't think they're getting their money's worth ... if a guy can't operate a continuous miner or a roof-bolting machine tomorrow.
indicative operator safety
I would say that these are indicative of an operator who wasn't going to let safety get in the way of production.
affect conditions extremely low mine unsafe
That's extremely low and inappropriate. Most unsafe conditions in a mine would affect more than one person.
discharge foreman miner relying
If you have a foreman who is not doing pre-shift examinations properly, you should discharge that person, because every miner working there is relying on that person.
follow incentive
If you know they're not going to collect, what's your incentive to follow the law?
across conditions employers expect miners table testify unsafe
You can't expect miners to come in and testify about unsafe conditions in the mine when you have their employers across the table from them.