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Safety Awards
Safety Awards
| Year | Subsidiary Unit | Award Description |
| 2010 | West Elk | The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety recognized West Elk mine with the 2009 Excellence in Safety Award for achieving the lowest total recordable incident rate among large underground coal mines in Colorado. |
| 2010 | Mountain Laurel | Mountain Laurel’s Mountaineer II mine earned the top W.Va. Safety honor - Eustace Frederick Milestones of Safety Award - for achieving the state's best underground mine safety record in 2009. |
| 2010 | Mountain Laurel | Mountain Laurel’s Cardinal Preparation Plant earned a fourth consecutive West Virginia Mountaineer Guardian Award for working more than four years and 187,000 hours without a single reportable injury. |
| 2010 | Coal-Mac | Coal-Mac Holden 22 earns Mountaineer Guardian Award for its perfect lost-time safety record in 2009. |
| 2009 | Arch of Wyoming | MSHA honored Elk Mountain mine with a Sentinels of Safety certificate for working more than two years (4/06 - 9/08) without a lost-time incident. |
| 2009 | Coal-Mac | MSHA honored Holden 22 with a Sentinels of Safety certificate for its outstanding safety record in 2008 among large surface coal mines. |
| 2009 | Arch of Wyoming | MSHA honored Elk Mountain Mine with a Sentinels of Safety certificate for working all of 2008 without a lost-time incident. |
| 2009 | Coal-Mac | Ragland’s loadout received two MSHA Joseph A. Holmes Association certificates of honor, including recognition of a perfect lost-time safety incident record with more than 50,000 employee-hours worked. |
| 2009 | Coal-Mac | Holden 22 Preparation Plant received two MSHA Joseph A. Holmes Association certificates of honor, including recognition of a perfect lost-time safety incident record with more than 50,000 employee-hours worked. |
| 2009 | Arch of Wyoming | Wyoming State Mine Inspector recognized Arch of Wyoming's Seminoe II mine and Elk Mountain mine for perfect safety records in 2008. |
| 2009 | Skyline | Skyline mine was recognized for a third consecutive year by the Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute as the 2009 Safety Award recipient based on its total incident rate compared to other underground mines in an eight-state region. |
| 2009 | Coal-Mac | The West Virginia Holmes Safety Association awarded Coal-Mac for excellence in surface mine safety in 2008. |
| 2009 | Mountain Laurel | The Cardinal Preparation Plant received the West Virginia Holmes Safety Association Award for safety excellence in 2008. |
| 2009 | Coal-Mac | Holden 22 earned the top W.Va. Safety honor - Bart B. Lay, Jr. Milestones of Safety Award for achieving the state's best surface mine safety record in 2008. |
| 2009 | Mountain Laurel | The Cardinal Preparation Plant earned a 2008 W.Va. Mountaineer Guardian award for operating injury-free for more than three years. |
| 2009 | Coal-Mac | Holden #4 earned a W.Va. Mountaineer Guardian award for its outstanding safety performance in 2008. |
| 2008 | Coal Creek | Coal Creek recognized by the State of Wyoming for 1,274,047 employee hours without a lost-time incident. |
| 2008 | Skyline | Skyline mine was recognized by the Rocky
Mountain Coal Mining Institute as the 2008 Safety Award recipient based on its 2007 total incident rate compared to other underground mines in an eight-state region. |
| 2008 | Mountain Laurel | MSHA honored Mountain Laurel's Cardinal Preparation Plant with a Sentinels of Safety certificate for its perfect safety record. |
| 2008 | Coal-Mac | MSHA honored Coal-Mac's Holden 22 surface mine with a Sentinels of Safety certificate for its perfect safety record. |
| 2008 | Arch of Wyoming | MSHA honored Arch of Wyoming with a Sentinels of Safety certificate for its perfect safety record. |
| 2008 | Arch of Wyoming | Wyoming State Mine Inspector recognized Arch of Wyoming for its perfect safety record in 2007. |
| 2008 | Coal-Mac | Holden 22 Preparation Plant received MSHA's Joseph A. Holmes Association Pacesetter Award for mine safety in 2007. |
| 2008 | Cumberland River | Preparation Plant named safest large surface facility in Virginia in 2007. |
| 2008 | Cumberland River | Virginia Mining Association honored Cumberland River with the Best Combination Mining Award for safety excellence. |
| 2008 | Coal-Mac | Holden 22 earned a Certificate of Achievement for Safety from the West Virginia Holmes Safety Association for 2007. |
| 2008 | Mountain Laurel | Mountain Laurel Cardinal Preparation Plant received Mountaineer Guardian Award from W.Va. Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training for significant accomplishments in mine safety in 2007. |
| 2008 | Coal-Mac | Holden 22 received Mountaineer Guardian Award from W.Va. Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training for significant accomplishments in mine safety in 2007. |
| 2007 | Coal Creek | Coal Creek recognized by the State of Wyoming for completing the year without a lost-time safety incident. |
| 2007 | Coal Creek | Coal Creek recognized by U.S. Dept. of Interior with Sentinels of Safety certificate for perfect safety record. |
| 2007 | Skyline | Skyline mine was recognized by the Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute as the 2007 Safety Award recipient based on its 2006 total incident rate compared to other underground mines in an eight-state region. |
| 2007 | Cumberland River | MSHA recognized Band Mill mine for achieving America’s best underground mine safety record of 2006, earning the Sentinels of Safety Award. |
| 2007 | Mountain Laurel | Mountaineer II mine earned the Joseph A. Holmes safety award and the Pacesetter Award from the West Virginia State Council for significant accomplishments in mine safety in 2006. |
| 2007 | Mountain Laurel | Mountaineer II mine received Mountaineer Guardian Award from W.Va. Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training for significant accomplishments in mine safety in 2006. |
| 2007 | Coal-Mac | Holden 22 mine received Mountaineer Guardian Award from W.Va. Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training for significant accomplishments in mine safety in 2006. |
| 2006 | Skyline | MSHA recognized Skyline mine for achieving America’s best underground safety record of 2005, earning the Sentinels of Safety Award. |
| 2006 | Dugout Canyon | Dugout mine earned the Joseph A. Holmes National Certificate of Honor for completing 682,537 work-hours without incurring a lost-time injury. |
| 2006 | Dugout Canyon | Earned the MSHA Sentinels of Safety Certificate for working 456,600 work-hours without a lost-time injury in 2005. |
| 2006 | Arch of Wyoming | Seminoe II mine and Medicine Bow mine each earned the Joseph A. Holmes National Certificates of Honor for surpassing 100,000 work-hours with a perfect safety record. |
| 2006 | Mingo Logan | Mountaineer's Mine Rescue Team named "Grand Champion" at the Virginia Mining Institute's two-day rescue competition for the best cumulative score. |
| 2006 | Coal-Mac | Earned West Virginia Holmes Safety Award for best overall safety performance among surface mines in its class in 2005. |
| 2006 | Mingo Logan | Black Bear prep plant earned West Virginia Holmes Safety Award for best overall safety performance among preparation plants in its class in 2005. |
| 2006 | Mingo Logan | Received a Mountaineer Guardian Award from West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training for significant accomplishments in mine safety in 2005. |
| 2005 | Arch of West Virginia & Hobet | Arch of West Virginia’s Guyan Mine and Hobet’s Beth Station plant earned West Virginia Mine Safety Awards from W.Va. Holmes Safety Association for best overall safety among surface and prep plants in 2004. |
| 2005 | Arch of Wyoming | Medicine Bow and Seminoe II mines both received Certificates of Achievement for a perfect safety record in calendar year 2004 by the Wyoming State Mine Inspector. |
| 2005 | Arch of Wyoming | Seminoe II mine earned the MSHA Sentinels of Safety Certificate for working 48,429 work-hours and Medicine Bow mine also earned the MSHA Sentinels of Safety Certificate for working 22,418 work-hours, both without incurring a lost-time injury in 2004. |
| 2005 | Catenary Coal | Samples Mine received the Pacesetter Award from West Virginia Holmes Safety Association for outstanding contributions to mine safety in 2004. |
| 2005 | Arch of West Virginia | Received a Mountaineer Guardian Award from West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training for significant accomplishments in mine safety in 2004. |
| 2005 | West Elk | West Elk earned the CMA award for its excellent 2003 safety record among large underground mines in Colorado. |
| 2004 | Lone Mountain | Clover Fork mine was named the "Safest Mine" in Harlan County, Ky. in 2003. |
| 2004 | Arch of Wyoming | Medicine Bow and Seminoe II mines both received Certificates of Achievement for a perfect safety record in calendar year 2003 by the Wyoming State Mine Inspector. |
| 2004 | Hobet Mining | Received Holmes safety award for best overall safety performance among large surface mines in 2003. |
| 2003 | Coal-Mac | Received a Mountaineer Guardian Award from West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training for significant accomplishments in mine safety in 2003. |
| 2003 | Hobet Mining | Beth Station Prep Plant received a Mountaineer Guardian Award from West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training for significant accomplishments in mine safety in 2003. |
| 2002 | Phoenix mine | Coal-Mac named finalist for MSHA Sentinels of Safety Award. Employees worked more than 300,000 man-hours without a lost time injury in 2002. |
| 2002 | Lone Mountain | Knott-Floyd Safety Days Contest - Achieved first place in mine rescue, first place in bench competition, and second place in mine emergency technician competition. |
| 2001 | Black Thunder | Black Thunder won the Safe Sam State Award |
| 2001 | Black Thunder Mine | MSHA recognized Black Thunder mine for achieving America’s best surface mine safety record of 2001, earning the Sentinels of Safety Award. |
| 2001 | Arch of West Virginia | Governor’s Safety Award - Recognized by Gov. Wise for Perfect Five-Year Safety Record. |
| 2001 | Black Thunder Mine | Thunder Basin Coal Co. won first place in the Surface Safety Award program from the State Mine Inspector and Wyoming Mining Association. Black Thunder employees completed more than 1.3 million man-hours without a lost time injury. |
| 2001 | Hobet 23 | Hobet’s Beth Station Preparation Plant received a Mountaineer Guardian Award from the West Va. Coal Association for significant accomplishments in mine safety. |
| 2001 | Darby Fork Mine | Lone Mountain mining complex honored by the Kentucky Dept of Mines & Minerals and the Kentucky Coal Association for best underground safety record of its Darby Fork Mine. |
| 2001 | Coal-Mac | Received the Holmes Safety Association Award for outstanding safety performance. |
| 2000 | Seminoe II Mine | Arch of Wyoming won the President’s Safety Award for surface mines by working the entire year without a reportable injury. |
| 2000 | Phoenix Mine | Coal-Mac won the Mountaineer Guardian Award for surface mines sponsored by the West Va. Department of Miner’s Health and Safety. |
| 2000 | Mountaineer Mine | Mingo Logan Coal won (a) the Arch Coal President’s Safety Award for underground mines and (b) the Mountaineer Guardian Award for underground mines sponsored by the West Va. Department of Miner’s Health and Safety. |
| 2000 | Slab Fork Mine | Arch of West Virginia received a Mountaineer Guardian Award from the West Va. Department of Miner’s Health and Safety for significant accomplishments in mine safety. |
| 2000 | Pardee Prep. Plant/Loadout | Pardee Complex won the President’s Safety Award for preparation plants by working the entire year without a reportable injury. |
| 2000 | Ruffner Mine | Arch of West Va. received a Mountaineer Guardian Award from the West Va. Department of Miner’s Health and Safety for significant accomplishments in mine safety. |
| 2000 | Coal-Mac | Received the Holmes Safety Association Award for outstanding safety performance. |