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AGGREGATES MANAGER November 2014
PLANT PROFILE
customers who need that service. The
companies have a variety of trucks to suit
any type of delivery.
"Eight to 10 trucks sit at the plant all
the time, so when our customers call in
an order, we put a truck on it," Matthews
explains. "We have a good relationship
with the truckers. It's their responsibil-
ity to go out and serve our customers, as
far as doing a good job by spreading the
material or putting the material where
the customer wants it. The truckers know
that our customers are the ones who pay
the bills, and they do all they can to make
sure the customer is happy. This arrange-
ment works out well."
Safety
In a year when quarry accidents and
fatalities are on track to possibly outpace
the past few years, Whites Creek is setting
a new safety record, one day at a time. A
sign hangs on the outside of its service
building showing how many days the
plant has been accident free. At the end
of September, it read 3,731 days…and
counting.
"Our goal for safety is zero injuries,"
Matthews says. "On Sept. 25, I had a
steak dinner for all of my guys here, along
with about 15 people from the corporate
office. We celebrated 10 years injury
free — no accidents and no injuries — at
Whites Creek Quarry. That's a pretty
good milestone for Rogers Group, for a
quarry of this size.
"I do something special for my employ-
ees every 500 days that we go accident
free," Matthews continues. "I usually buy
them a jacket, sweatshirt, or duffle bag
and personalize it by putting their names
on it. I want them to know that they
aren't just an employee, they are a person.
We treat all our employees as if they are
family."
Three of the employees at Whites
Creek have been with the quarry since
it was acquired by Rogers Group. They
transferred over with the quarry when it
was purchased from Martin Marietta, so
they have more than 10 years of experi-
ence. However, zero injuries is quite an
accomplishment considering the fact
that four of the employees at the quarry
are recent hires with less than a year of
experience.
"I'm trying to take care of the new hires
and keep them safe by teaching them the
right thing," Matthews says. "We want
to keep that 10-year safety record going.
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