29 Quotes by Tony Oppegard

They see tomorrow, they don't see the future. They don't think they're getting their money's worth ... if a guy can't operate a continuous miner or a roof-bolting machine tomorrow.

It's the next enforcement step and it's never used.

It's like fining you or me 25 cents for a speeding violation.

That is a very high number, and it is usually indicative of a very poor safety record.

That is not a very enviable safety record.

They want guys who are 30 to 35 years old, and there is a finite supply of them.

That's extremely low and inappropriate. Most unsafe conditions in a mine would affect more than one person.

If you have a foreman who is not doing pre-shift examinations properly, you should discharge that person, because every miner working there is relying on that person.

If you know they're not going to collect, what's your incentive to follow the law?