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District 2 - Coal Mine Safety and Health
2005 Pennsylvania Bituminous Mine Rescue Contest Results
August 23-25, 2006


PA Mine Rescue Contest

Mine Rescue Competition Final Results

Rank Team Company Location
1st
Place
Emerald Mine Emerald Coal Resources LP Waynesburg, PA
2nd
Place
Bailey Mine Consol PA Coal Co. Wind Ridge, PA
3rd
Place
Enlow Fork Mine Consol Energy West Finley, PA
4th
Place
Cumberland Mine Cumberland Coal Resources, LP Waynesburg, PA
5th
Place
Mine 84 Eighty Four Mining Company Eighty Four, PA
6th
Place
Buchanan B Mine Consol Energy, Inc. Mavisdale, VA
7th
Place
Shoemaker Mine Consolidation Coal Wheeling, WV
8th
Place
Federal No.2 Mine Eastern Associated Coal LLC Fairview, WV
9th
Place
Southern Appalachia Mine Eastern Associated Coal LLC Wharton, WV
10th
Place
Blacksville #2 Mine Consol Energy Wana, WV

Preshift Competition Final Results

Rank Contestant Company Team Location
1st
Place
Wayne Stafford Eastern Associated Coal LLC Southern Appalachia Mine Wharton, WV
2nd
Place
Adrian Gordon Eighty Four Mining Company Mine 84 Eighty Four, PA
3rd
Place
Dale Tiberie Eighty Four Mining Company Mine 84 Eighty Four, PA
4th
Place
Robert Brown Eastern Associated Coal LLC Federal No. 2 Mine Fairview, WV
5th
Place
Larry Cuddy Consol PA Coal Co. Bailey Mine Wind Ridge, PA
6th
Place
Bob Haines Consolidation Coal Shoemaker Mine Wheeling, WV
7th
Place
Tom Bochna Emerald Coal Resources LP Emerald Mine Waynesburg, PA
8th
Place
Preston Toney Cumberland Coal Resources, LP Cumberland Mine Waynesburg, PA
9th
Place
Jim Tooley Consolidation Coal Shoemaker Mine Wheeling, WV
10th
Place
Jim Ponceroff Consol Energy Blacksville #2 Mine Wana, WV

Bench BG174A Competition Final Results

Rank Benchman Company Team Location
1st
Place
Harry McGinnis Eastern Associated Coal LLC Federal No. 2 Mine Fairview, WV
2nd
Place
Tom Bochna Emerald Coal Resources LP Emerald Mine Waynesburg, PA
3rd
Place
Bob Volpe Eighty Four Mining Co. Mine 84 Eighty Four, PA
4th
Place
Harry Powell Cumberland Coal Resources, LP Cumberland Mine Waynesburg, PA
5th
Place
Rob Hutchison Cumberland Coal Resources, LP Cumberland Mine Waynesburg, PA
6th
Place
Gene Menozzi Consol PA Coal Co. Bailey Mine Windridge, PA
7th
Place
Emmitt Cox Emerald Coal Resources LP Emerald Mine Waynesburg, PA

Bench BG4 Competition Final Results

Rank Benchman Company Team Location
1st
Place
Kyle Blair Eastern Associated Coal LLC Southern Appalachia Mine Wharton, WV
2nd
Place
Bert Matheney Eastern Associated Coal LLC Federal No. 2 Mine Fairview, WV
3rd
Place
Dave Blankenship Eastern Associated Coal LLC Southern Appalachia Mine Wharton, WV
4th
Place
Keith Richardson Consol Energy, Inc. Buchanan B Mine Mavisdale, VA
5th
Place
Ken Clarke Eighty Four Mining Company Mine 84 Eighty Four, PA
6th
Place
David Rush Consol Energy Blacksville #2 Mine Wana, WV
7th
Place
Emmitt Cox Emerald Coal Resources LP Emerald Mine Waynesburg, PA
8th
Place
Doug Wade Consol Energy Blacksville #2 Mine Wana, WV
9th
Place
Bob Calhoun Consol PA Coal Co Bailey Mine Wind Ridge, PA
10th
Place
Gene Manchas Cumberland Coal Resources, LP Cumberland Mine Waynesburg, PA
11th
Place
Jason Detrick Emerald Coal Resources LP Emerald Mine Waynesburg, PA


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