VTCA and VA Energy Presents Individual Safety Awards at Two Vulcan Facilities

Member and Industry News,

The Individual Safety Awards is a VTCA and Virginia Energy – Mineral Mining program that recognizes miners for achieving years of service milestones without a lost time accident. The 2024 awards recognized 98 miners for working safely without a lost time injury for 15, 20, 25, 30, 35+, 40+ and 45+ years. These 98 miners have worked a cumulative total of 2,899 years without a lost time injury.

The most recent presentations were to miners with Vulcan Materials Puddledock Plant and Graham, VA Quarry.  

Recipients that received the award:

Puddledock Plant

Marion Branch

40+ years without a
lost-time accident

Thurman Briggs

40+ years without a
lost-time accident

Charles Ferrell

45 years without a
lost-time accident

Graham, VA Quarry

John Rowe

25 years without a
lost-time accident

Brian Fernald

20 years without a
lost-time accident

Jose Meddina

20 years without a
lost-time accident

Congratulations and job safely done to these miners. Let’s hope their coworkers recognize these marvelous achievements, and we can recognize them in the future.