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  • According to Massey's Web site, the company's "Non-Fatal Days Lost" incident rate in 2009 — a measure of lost-time accidents that is one gauge of safety — was 1.67 in 2009, compared with an average of 2.95 for the bituminous coal mining industry in 2008.

    Mine Cited on Safety Issues Stephen Power 2010

  • According to Massey's Web site, the company's "Non-Fatal Days Lost" incident rate in 2009 — a measure of lost-time accidents that is one gauge of safety — was 1.67 in 2009, compared with an average of 2.95 for the bituminous coal mining industry in 2008.

    Mine Cited on Safety Issues Stephen Power 2010

  • Workers on the rig had gone seven years without a lost-time accident - well, seven years without reporting one, anyway.

    Leo W. Gerard: Safety Awards That Endanger Workers' Lives 2010

  • "We are extremely proud of our safety accomplishments in our operations," the company said in a February news release, adding that "many of our operations worked the entire year (2009) without a single lost-time incident."

    Explosion Kills 12 in West Virginia Kris Maher 2010

  • Worker safety in nuclear plants stands above any other American industrial sector, as measured by lost-time accidents.

    Christine Todd Whitman: The Case for Nuclear Power Is as Strong as Ever Christine Todd Whitman 2010

  • Tesoro notes on its web site that this recognition is for reducing "recordable injury rates" - the lost-time injuries that must be reported to OSHA.

    Leo W. Gerard: Safety Awards That Endanger Workers' Lives 2010

  • The company says it has made significant investment in safety improvements, resulting in a lost-time incident rate that has been better than the industry average for 17 of the past 19 years.

    West Virginia Coal Mine Tragedy Amid Push To Produce More 2010

  • The rig won an award from the MMS for its 2008 safety record, and on the day of the disaster, BP and Transocean managers were on board to celebrate seven years without a lost-time accident.

    Rig Owner Had Rising Tally of Accidents 2010

  • These recognize, as the NPRA and MMS awards do, low levels of lost-time injuries.

    Leo W. Gerard: Safety Awards That Endanger Workers' Lives 2010

  • According to Massey's Web site, the company's "Non-Fatal Days Lost" incident rate in 2009 — a measure of lost-time accidents that is one gauge of safety — was 1.67 in 2009, compared with an average of 2.95 for the bituminous coal mining industry in 2008.

    Mine Cited on Safety Issues Stephen Power 2010

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