Holmes and Pacesetter Awards Presented to CONSOL mines in West Virginia
PITTSBURGH, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Several CONSOL Energy
mines received prestigious state and federal awards for safety performance
during 2007 at ceremonies held this past weekend. For the third year in a
row, McElroy Coal Company, a CONSOL Energy subsidiary, was recognized for
its outstanding safety record in the large mine category.
McElroy Mine representatives accepted the certificate of achievement at
the 25th annual West Virginia State Council of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety
Association at Oglebay Resort Conference Center in Wheeling, West Virginia.
The Holmes Safety Association, an organization formed in 1916, and named
after Dr. Joseph A. Holmes, a mining safety pioneer and the first director
of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, recognized McElroy Mine for outstanding
service and contributions to mine safety and for an excellent safety record
among underground mines producing more than 3 million tons of coal in 2007.
McElroy Mine, which also won the award in 2006, produced 9.7 million tons
in 2007, making it the largest underground mine in West Virginia and one of
the largest in the nation. In addition, CONSOL's Robinson Run Mine in
Marion County and Loveridge Mine in Monongalia County also received a
Holmes Safety Award in the same category. Robinson Run produced 6.5 million
tons in 2007, while Loveridge produced 6.6 during the same period. Robinson
Run was also recently awarded the Liv Ireland Award. The award was named
after a former CONSOL executive who was dedicated to safety and is given
each year to the safest underground coal mine within the various CONSOL
operations. For 2007, Robinson had an incident rate of 1.6, which
translates into only 10 reportable accidents for the year.
In addition to underground mines, the Holmes Safety Awards panel also
recognizes surface mines, preparation plants, quarries and independent
contractors. In the surface mine category, the Fola Coal Company, a CONSOL
Energy subsidiary, received honors for a company producing over 500,001
tons of coal, and in the prep plant division, Fola's Peach Orchard Prep
Plant received honors.
Federal Mine Health and Safety Administration officials also presented
the agency's Pacesetter Awards during the banquet. The Pacesetter Awards
recognize mining operations that achieve the best injury-incidence rate of
all underground coal mines and prep plants. CONSOL Energy operations
receiving 2007 Pacesetter Awards included Robinson Run Mine, Lick Branch
Mine #2 and Fola Coal Company's Peach Orchard Prep Plant and Loadout.
CONSOL Energy Inc., (NYSE: CNX) a high-Btu bituminous coal and coal bed
methane company, is a member of the Standard & Poor's 500 Equity Index and
has annual revenues of $3.7 billion. It has 17 bituminous coal mining
complexes in six states and reports proven and probable coal reserves of
4.5 billion tons. CONSOL Energy was named one of America's most admired
companies in 2005 by Fortune magazine. It received the U.S. Department of
the Interior's Office of Surface Mining National Award for Excellence in
Surface Mining for the company's innovative reclamation practices in 2002,
2003 and 2004. Also in 2003, the company was listed in Information Week
magazine's "Information Week 500" list for its information technology
operations. In 2002, the company received a U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency Climate Protection Award. Additional information about the company
can be found at its web site: http://www.consolenergy.com.
SOURCE CONSOL Energy, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Lynn Manning of CONSOL Energy, Inc.,
+1-412-831-4039
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