DORRANCE TOWNSHIP – Small Mountain Quarry has earned a Certificate of Honor from a national mining safety organization, the James A. Holmes Safety Association, for operating more than 50,000 hours with no lost time injuries.

“I am very proud of our employees at Small Mountain Quarry who earned this safety award,” said General Manager Patrick Bartorillo.  “It shows their level of professionalism and dedication to their jobs.”

The James A. Holmes Safety Association was created in 1916 to promote the health and safety of those who work in the mining industry.  The non-profit organization consists of members of the federal and state governments, mining organizations and labor.  The organization is named after Dr. James A. Holmes, a mining safety pioneer and the first director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines.

“Mining can be a dangerous industry.  We work with organizations like the Holmes Safety Association to make sure we are following safety regulations and using approved mining procedures to protect the men and women who work at Small Mountain Quarry,” Bartorillo said.

Small Mountain Quarry’s application was reviewed and approved by the Secretary/Treasurer of the James A. Holmes Safety Association.  The Secretary/Treasurer presented the awards to the Executive Committee.  Small Mountain Quarry documented that it operated for more than six months and 52,570 hours with no lost time injuries. 

Small Mountain Quarry is owned and operated by Slusser Brothers, a subsidiary of Harrisburg-based Pennsy Supply Co.  Slusser Brothers is northeastern Pennsylvania’s leading supplier of aggregate, sand and asphalt.  Serving the region for more than 40 years, the company operates two quarries, a sand-and-gravel facility, three asphalt plants and two crushing facilities.

Slusser Brothers employs more than 150 workers at the Small Mountain Quarry, including truck drivers, construction workers and maintenance personnel.  The employees who earned the Holmes Safety Award work inside the quarry extracting the materials used for building and maintaining roads and bridges throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania.

For more information on the James A. Holmes Safety Association, please go to www.holmessafety.org.