Fola Coal Mine No. 1 wins the Barton B. Lay Milestones of Safety Award
Consol’s Robinson Run No. 95 wins the Eustace Frederick Award.
CHARLESTON -- Mine safety is a central focus of West Virginia’s coal industry. At Thursday’s session of the 39th Annual West Virginia Mining Symposium in Charleston, 32 mining and service companies were recognized for their commitment to workplace safety in 2011.
Topping the list of award winners were Fola Coal Company’s Surface Mine No. 1 in Clay County, that took home the Barton B. Lay Milestones of Safety Award and Consol’s Robinson Run No. 95 in Marion County that took home the Eustace Frederick Award.
“These companies have shown an exemplary commitment to the safety of their employees,” said Chris Hamilton, senior vice president of the West Virginia Coal Association. “They have set a standard with their focus on reducing workplace injuries and getting everyone home at the end of their shifts. We applaud their hard work and dedication to this, our most important responsibility.”
The Mountaineer Guardian Awards are presented each year to mining companies that have demonstrated a commitment to safety standards. Inspectors for the West Virginia Office of Mine Health Safety and Training nominate companies based on numerous criteria.
Full List of Mountaineer Guardian Award Winners:
Barton B. Lay Milestones of Safety Award 2012
Surface Mines - Fola Coal Company, LLC, Surface Mine No. 1
Eustace E. Frederick Milestones of Safety Award
Underground Mines - Consolidation Coal Company, Robinson Run No. 95
Guardian Awards
Surface Mines
Alex Energy, Inc., Edwight Surface Mine
Consol of Kentucky, Inc., Peg Fork Surface Mine
Extra Energy, Inc., Eckman No. 2 Surface
Southern WV Resources LLC, (Consol), No. 1 Surface Mine
Consol of Kentucky, Inc., MT-41 Mine
Simmons Fork Mining, Inc., Ewing Fork No. 1
White Flame Energy, Inc., No. 10
Arch Coal, Birch River Mine
Arch Coal, Birch River Mine
Underground Mines
Carter Roag Coal Company, Pleasant Hill Mine
OK Coal Company, Mine No. 3
Coal River Mining, LLC, Fork Creek No. 1
Midland Trail Energy (Patriot Coal), Campbell’s Creek No. 7
Rockhouse Creek Development Company, No. 8
Rockhouse Creek Development Company, No. 2
Rockspring Development, Inc., Camp Creek No. 1
Spartan Mining Co, Inc., Hatfield Energy Mine
Speed Mining, LLC, American Eagle Mine
Wolf Run Mining Company, Imperial Mine
Wolf Run Mining Company, Sentinel Mine
XMV, Inc., Mine No. 40
XMV, Inc., Mine No. 35
Preparation Plants
Coal River Processing, LLC, Fork Creek Prep Plant
Mingo Logan Coal Company, Cardinal Preparation Plant
Pinnacle Mining Company, LLC, Pinnacle Preparation Plant
Fola Coal Company, Inc., Peach Orchard Prep Plant
Green Valley Coal, Green Valley Processing Plant
Coresco, LLC., Preparation Plant
Independent Contractors
Cecil I. Walker Machinery Company
Quarry Operations
Boxley Aggregates of WV, LLC