COAL MINE FATALITY - On Saturday, March 10, 2012, at approximately 6:15 p.m., a 34-year-old section foreman with 11 years of experience was killed while operating a continuous mining machine in the No. 2 entry. He was struck by a section of rock that fell from the right-hand rib. The rock was approximately 10 feet and [...]
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Coal Miner Suffers Fatal Injuries at Kingston #2 mine, Fayette County, W. Va.
BRISTOL, Va., March 14, 2012 /Coal Geology/ – A coal miner suffered fatal injuries Saturday evening involving a rib roll at the Kingston #2 underground mine in Fayette County, W. Va. Jeremy Sigler, 34, of Pool, W. Va., was struck by material from the mine’s side wall during the evening shift March 10. Other members of the section crew administered CPR before transporting [...]
Coal News: Arch Coal Foundation Honors 12 West Virginia Classroom Teachers
CHARLESTON, W. Va., March 6, 2012 /Coal geology/ – The Arch Coal Foundation honored 12 outstanding West Virginia classroom teachers today with Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Awards. It is the state’s longest running, privately sponsored teacher recognition program. Announcement of the teachers receiving a 2012 Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Award was made bySteven F. Leer, Arch Coal chairman and chief [...]
Mild weather stops another coal mine operation in United States
March 6, 2012, Coal geology: It seems that the weather is now supporting some of the environmentalists in some parts of the United States. It has been a remarkable mild winter leading to less demand of coal. CONSOL Energy, one of the leading coal producers in the US has announced to idle Longwall Mining at [...]
CONSOL Energy (NYSE: CNX) Operations Earn Top Two WV Safety Awards
Mountaineer Guardian Awards Earned by Four Additional Locations Coal Geology-PRNewswire/ – CONSOL Energy Inc.’s (NYSE: CNX) Fola Surface and Robinson Run mines in West Virginia were recognized for their safety performance in 2011, receiving the top two safety awards given to a surface and an underground mine, respectively, through the West Virginia Mountaineer Guardian Awards program. Four additional CONSOL Energy [...]
