Patriot Coal Provides Statement Regarding Incident At Blue Creek
Preparation Plant
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Brandon
Townsend, a 34-year old employee, was fatally injured yesterday
afternoon at Midland Trail Energy's Blue Creek Preparation Plant,
located near Charleston, West
Virginia after being struck by a hydraulic cylinder on a
refuse press. A second employee received non-life threatening
injuries and is being treated at a local hospital.
"We deeply mourn the loss of Brandon and express our sincere
sympathies to his family, friends and co-workers," said
Michael D. Day, Patriot Executive
Vice President – Operations. "The Company is fully
cooperating with state and federal mine regulatory officials during
the investigation of the incident."
About Patriot Coal
Patriot Coal Corporation is a
producer and marketer of coal in the eastern United States, with 11 active mining complexes
in Appalachia and the Illinois Basin. Patriot ships to
domestic and international electricity generators, industrial users
and metallurgical coal customers, and controls approximately 1.9
billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves.
SOURCE Patriot Coal Corporation