STOCKTON, Tooele County — URS Corp. safety department officials at the U.S. Army's Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility estimate the site contractor work force reached and surpassed a safety milestone unprecedented for the project — 10 million consecutive man-hours worked without a lost workday accident or injury.
The current consecutive safe hours string began on Oct. 26, 2005.
Gary McCloskey, vice president and general manager of systems contractor for URS, called the achievement an "honor" for every employee who has worked at the chemical weapons disposal plant during the last five years.
McCloskey said the next goal should be completing the depot's munitions disposal without any lost time due to injury or accident.
The facility employs 1,000 contractor workers, with between 600 and 700 working on site at a given time. On each day of safe work without a lost workday injury, approximately 6,500 man-hours are accumulated.
— Amy Joi O'Donoghue