JULIAN, W.Va., May 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the
recent U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) impact
inspection results at Randolph Mine in Boone County, West Virginia, Massey Energy
Company (NYSE: MEE) will conduct a three-day safety stand down at
the operation.
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Company officials will conduct the safety stand down after
spending the past few days reviewing issues related to MSHA
violations that occurred at the Randolph Mine last week.
During the stand down, which will take place on May 6th, 9th, and 10th, all miners will receive
additional training on safety practices, proper ventilation
procedures and mine plan requirements. This additional training
will supplement an eight-hour safety-training seminar that MSHA
required Randolph Mine personnel to attend on Monday, May 2, 2011. Production will be idled on
all three days in order to conduct the training.
"We were disappointed in the results of last week's MSHA
inspection and I ordered this stand down to reinforce safe mining
practices and provide additional training in safety, ventilation
and the requirements of our mine plan," said Massey Energy CEO and
President Baxter Phillips.
Massey Energy previously conducted company-wide safety
stand-downs on April 5, 2011 and
October 29, 2010, to emphasize the
need for all our operations to comply with the letter of the law.
Massey Energy Company, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, with operations in
West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia, is the largest coal producer in
Central Appalachia and is included
in the S&P 500 Index.
SOURCE Massey Energy Company