Tony Oppegard Safety Quotations

That is a very high number, and it is usually indicative of a very poor safety record.

The Bush administration ushered in this desire to develop cooperative ties between regulators and the mining industry. Safety has certainly suffered as a result.

That's very unusual and a red flag that there's some safety problems at that mine.

That is not a very enviable safety record.

I would say that these are indicative of an operator who wasn't going to let safety get in the way of production.