Department of Labor
Mine Safety and Health Administration

2300 Willow Street, Suite 200
Vincennes, Indiana 47591-6112
Phone (812) 882-7617 
 Fax (812) 882-7622

1. Emergency Numbers
   
2. Close Call Info-Grams
3. Upcoming Events
4. District 8 Area
   Mining Links
5. Mine Rescue
6. Holmes Safety
7. Initiatives
8. Organizational Chart
9. Fatality Information
10. MSHA's Data Retrieval
11. MSHA's Training Page

Finished Contests

• R.E. Jones Mine Rescue Contest
  Thursday, May 14, 2009
  Rend Lake College, Ina, Illinois

Mine Rescue Competition - Top 3 Teams
1. The American Coal Company - Galatia Mine (Captain - Joe Myers)
2. Gibson County Coal LLC - Gibson Mine (Captain - Terry Phegley)
3. White County Coal LLC - Pattiki Mine (Captain - Mike Emery)

• Indiana Mine Rescue Contest
  Tuesday, June 2, 2009
  Vincennes University Technology Center, Vincennes, Indiana

Mine Rescue Competition - Top 3 Teams
1. Webster County Coal LLC - Dotiki Mine (Captain - Jim Chambliss)
2. Peabody Energy/Big Ridge - Willow Lake Mine (Captain - Terry Monroe)
3. White County Coal LLC - Pattiki Mine (Captain - Mike Emery)
Preshift Competition - Top 3
1. Warrior Coal LLC - Cardinal Mine - Kevin Vaughn
2. Kentucky Coal Academy-MCC - Kentucky Coal Academy-MCC - Jeff Clark
3. Kentucky Coal Academy-MCC - Kentucky Coal Academy-MCC - John Tow
Bench - Biopak 240R Competition - Top 3
1. Webster County Coal LLC - Dotiki - Chris Dexter
2. Hopkins County Coal/Elk Creek - Hopkins County Coal/Elk Creek - Todd Watson
3. Warrior Coal - Cardinal Mine - Barry Rickard
Bench - Biopak 240S Competition - Top 3
1. Patriot Coal/Highland #9 - Patriot Coal/Highland #9 - Scott Milligan
2. Patriot Coal/Bluegrass Mine Rescue Team
   - Patriot Coal/Bluegrass Mine Rescue Team - Dwight Baker
3. Patriot Coal/Highland #9 - Patriot Coal/Highland #9 - Josh Gibson

• Illinois State Mine Rescue/Bench Contest
  Tuesday, August 11, 2009
  Rend Lake College, Ina, Illinois

Mine Rescue Competition - Top 3 Teams
1. Gibson County Coal LLC - Gibson County Rescue Rhino's
      (Captain - Terry Phegley)
2. Kentucky Coal Academy - MMC Team (Captain - Jeff Clark)
3. Patriot Coal - Highland #9 (Captain - Jody Greenwell)
Bench - Biopak 240R Competition - Top 3
1. Kentucky Coal Academy - MMC Team - Patrick Gomez
2. Hopkins County Coal - Elk Creek - Todd Watson
3. Five Star Mining - Five Star Mine Rescue - Shane Meadows
Bench - Biopak 240S Competition - Top 3
1. Gibson County Coal - Gibson County Rescue Rhino's - Dan Messel
2. Patriot Coal - Highland #9 - Scott Milligan
3. White County Coal LLC - Pattiki - Seth Tate