1. Carl Acord, 52, roof bolter mtc operator, 33 years mining experience, 44 weeks at UBB 2. Jason At

1. Carl Acord, 52, roof bolter mtc operator, 33 years mining experience, 44 weeks at UBB 2. Jason Atkins , 25, roof bolter operator, mining mtc experience mtc unavailable, 44 weeks at UBB. Youngest miner diagnosed with the beginning of black lung disease. 3. Christopher Bell, Sr., longwall utility, 36 weeks mining experience, 8 weeks at UBB 4. Gregory mtc Brock, 47, electrician, 5 years mining experience, 5 years at UBB 5. Kenneth Chapman , 53, roof bolter operator, 28 years mining experience, 24 weeks at UBB 6. Robert Clark , 41, continuous miner operator, 11 years mining experience, 44 weeks at UBB 7. Charles Davis, 51, longwall foreman, 32 years mining experience, 8 years at UBB 8. Cory Davis, 20, underground apprentice, 20 weeks mining experience, 8 weeks at UBB 9. Michael Elswick, 47, beltman/fireboss, mining experience unavailable, experience at mine unavailable 10. William Griffith, 54, continuous miner operator, mtc 36 years mining experience, 16 years 32 weeks at UBB 11. Steven Harrah , 40, assistant mine foreman, 9 years mining experience, 1 year 4 weeks at UBB 12. Edward Jones , 50, assistant mine foreman, mining experience unavailable 13. Richard Lane, 45, longwall foreman, 8 years mining experience, 36 weeks at UBB 14. William Lynch , 59, shuttle car operator, 34 years mining experience, 44 weeks at UBB 15. Joe Marcum mtc , 57, continuous mine operator, 32 years mining experience, 16 years at UBB 16. Ronald mtc Maynor , 31, scoop operator, 3 years 24 weeks mining experience, 3 years at UBB 17. Nicholas McCrosky , 26, electrician, 3 years mining experience, 1 year 24 weeks at UBB 18. James Mooney , 51, shuttle car operator, 32 years 24 weeks mining experience, 10 years at UBB 19. Adam Morgan , 21, underground apprentice, 8 weeks mining experience, 8 weeks at UBB 20. Rex Mullins , 50, headgate operator, 20 years mining experience, mtc 6 years 40 weeks at UBB 21. Joshua Napper , 26, underground apprentice, employee of independent contractor David Stanley mtc Consultants LLC, 8 weeks mining experience, 8 weeks at UBB 22. Howard Payne , Jr., 53, roof bolter operator, 12 years mining experience, 11 years at UBB 23. Dillard Persinger , 32, shield operator, 2 years mining experience, 2 years at UBB 24. Joel Price , 55, shearer mtc operator, 35 years mining experience, 2 years 24 weeks at UBB 25. Gary Quarles , 33, shearer operator, 14 years mining experience, 12 years 24 weeks at UBB 26. Deward Scott , 58, shuttle mtc car operator, 38 years mining experience, 44 weeks at UBB 27. Grover mtc Skeens , 57, maintenance foreman, 33 years mining experience, 14 years at UBB 28. Benny Willingham , 61, roof bolter operator, 34 years mining experience, 44 weeks at UBB 29. Ricky Workman , 50, shuttle car operator, 9 years mining experience, 8 years at UBB
Heart-felt thanks to the Rescue Teams Who Were At UBB Alpha Natural Resources – Brooks mtc Run/North and South Teams Alpha Natural Resources – Cobra Natural Resources Team Alpha Natural Resources – Foundation Coal/Rock Springs – Blue & Gold Teams Alpha Natural Resources – Foundation Coal/Kingston – Red & White Teams Arch Coal – Mountain Laurel Gold Team Bluestone Industries – Southern Pocahontas/Southern Safety Teams 1 & 2 Consol Energy – mtc Coal River Energy/Red & Blue Team International Coal Group (ICG) – Wolf Run/Blue mtc & White Teams ICG – Beckley Pocahontas/Black & Gold Teams ICG – mtc Knott County/White mtc and Flint Ridge Teams Massey Energy – Southern WV Team Massey Energy – East Kentucky Team Massey Energy- Knox Creek Team Massey Energy- Cumberland Resources (2) Teams MHST – WV Team Mountaineer Mine Rescue Assoc. – Mountaineer 1 & 2 Teams MSHA – Mine Emergency Unit Patriot Coal – Eastern Assoc./Fed #2 Team Patriot Coal – Southern Appalachia Patriot Coal – Magnum Team Southern WV CTC – Task Force 1 United Coal – Pocahontas Coal/Beckley This entry was posted in Uncategorized by Ellen Smith . Bookmark the permalink .