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Glacial Sand & Gravel Co.
Honored for
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National Mining Association, jointly sponsor mining's most prestigious
safety award, the "Sentinels of Safety".
Winners of the competition represent operations in eight categories that
worked the most employee hours in 1998 without suffering a lost-time
injury. Glacial Sand & Gravel Co.'s Bridgeburg Dredge & Mill and the Cowansville Shop accumulated over seventy-eight thousand employee work hours to win the award in the dredge category. This is the third time that the Bridgeburg and Cowansville operations have won the "Sentinels of Safety", winning in 1993 and 1996 as well. Company President, Mark A. Snyder, attributes the success to the dedicated, loyal, and experienced workforce that are at the Bridgeburg Dredge & Mill and the Cowansville Shop. Snyder attended the National Mining Association's Fall Convention in St. Louis to receive the award from the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health, J. Davitt McAteer. The miners who contributed to the success will receive an embroidered jacket with the "Sentinels of Safety" logo, courtesy of the company. Glacial Sand & Gravel Co. is part of the family-owned Snyder Associated Companies, Inc. of Kittanning. BRIDGEBURG DREDGE & MILL AWARD WINNERS
Pictured Above from Left to Right: Brian Ford, Ben Hornberger, Brian Lasher, Gene Long, Dick Tarr, Gary Bowser, Steve Shay, Don Zeigler, Chuck Sigler, Doug Stewart, Matt Patton, Earl Klingensmith, Mike Wilson, Dewey Stewart, Raymond Stitt, Darl Morrison, Russ Hawk, Jr., Chuck Heginbotham, Rodney Toy (on loader).
COWANSVILLE SHOP AWARD WINNERS Pictured Above from Left to Right: Elmer Hooks, Jim Crabtree, Raymond Doverspike, Billy Joe Hooks, James Corbett, Junior Patton, Gary Wolverton. Not Pictured: Dewey Rhoades, Paul Neupert, Jack Patton, John Davis, Don Fox, Randy Schaub.
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