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54 Coal Industry Firms Recognized for Commitment to Workplace Safety
Catenary Coal Co. Samples Mine wins the Barton B. Lay Milestones of Safety Award
CHARLESTON -- Mine safety is a central focus of West Virginia’s coal industry. At Thursday’s session of the 42ndAnnual West Virginia Mining Symposium in Charleston, 54mining and service companies were recognized for their commitment to exemplarysafetyperformance in 2014.
Topping the list of award winners was Catenary Coal Company’s Samples Mine, of Kanawha County, which took home the Barton B. Lay Milestones of Safety Award.
“Our member companies strive each day to provide their employees with the safest possible workplace,” 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 the companies based on numerous criteria.
The Eustace Frederick Award will be presented at a later date.
Full List of Mountaineer Guardian Award Winners:
Barton B. Lay Milestones of Safety Award
Surface Mines
Catenary Coal Company, Samples Mine, Kanawha County
Independent Contractor
Walker Machinery, Statewide
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Underground
Company / Mine / CountyRed Bone Mining Company / Crawdad #1 / Monongalia
Ten Mile Coal Company, Inc / Ten Mile #4 Mine / Harrison
Tunnel Ridge, LLC / Sentinel Mine / Ohio
XMV, Inc / #35 Mine / McDowell
Spartan Mining Company / Lower War Eagle / McDowell
Spartan Mining Company / Road Fork #51 Mine / Wyoming
Raw Coal Mining Inc. / Sewell R / McDowell
Pinnacle Mining Co. LLC / Pinnacle Mine / Wyoming
Mingo Logan Coal Company / Mountaineer II / Logan
Emerald Processing, LLC / Eagle Mine / Boone
Elk Run Coal Company, Inc. / Round Bottom Powellton / Boone
Aracoma Coal Company, Inc. / Hernshaw Mine / Logan
Elk Run Coal Company, Inc. / Rockhouse Powellton / Boone
Maple Coal Company / Maple Eagle No. 1 / Fayette
Selah Corporation / Mine No. 2 / Kanawha
ICG Beckley, LLC / Beckley Pocahontas / Raleigh
Kingston Mining / Kingston #1 Mine / Fayette
Speed Mining / American Eagle / Kanawha
Surface
Company / Mine / CountyL.P. Minerals, LLC / Humphrey No. 7 / Monongalia
L.P. Minerals, LLC / Ralph Six / Marion
Extra Energy, Inc. / Low Gap Surface Mine / McDowell
Chestnut Land Holding, LLC / Dalton Branch Refuse / McDowell
Onyx Energy, LLC / Weyanoke Surface / Mercer
Extra Energy, Inc. / State Line Surface / McDowell
Extra Energy, Inc. / Easter Ridge Surface / McDowell
Independence Coal Company / Twilight MTR/Progress Surface / Boone
Highland Mining Company / Reylas Surface / Logan
Coal River Mining / Mine #6 / Boone
Cliffs Logan Co. Coal, LLC / Tony’s Fork Surface / Logan
Thunder Hill Coal Co. / Callisto Mine / Boone
Maple Coal Company / Maple Coal #1 / Fayette
JMAC Leading, Inc. / Briar Mountain / Kanawha
ARJ Construction Co. / #1 Surface Mine / Greenbrier
South Fork Coal Co., Inc. / Blue Knob Surface / Greenbrier
Remington LLC / Winchester / Kanawha
Preparation Plant
Company / Mine / CountyACI Tygart Valley / Leer Prep Plant / Taylor
Carter Roag Coal Co. / Star Bridge Plant / Randolph
Tunnel Ridge, LLC / Prep Plant / Ohio
Pinnacle Mining Co. LLC / Pinnacle Pre Plant / McDowell
Litwar Processing Co. LLC / Easter Ridge Surface / Wyoming
Emerald Processing LLC / South Hollow Plant / Boone
Coal River Processing, LLC / Fork Creek Prep Plant / Boone
Cliffs Logan Co. Coal, LLC / Saunders Prep Plant / Logan
Maple Coal Company / Maple Prep Plant / Fayette
ICG Beckley, LLC / Beckley Pocahontas Plant / Raleigh
Brooks Run Mining Co. / No. 1 Prep Plant / Webster
Simmons Fork Mining, Inc. / Pax Loadout / Fayette
Catenary Coal Company / Tom’s Fork Loadout / Kanawha
Quarries
Company / Mine / CountyL.P. Minerals, LLC / Humphrey Quarry #1 / Monongalia
Boxley Aggregates of WV / Beckley Plant / Raleigh
Contractors
Company / MineKeyrock / Energy, Inc / Statewide
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