| Date | Title | | | 04/26/13 | Patriot Coal Receives Safety Awards; Two Units Recognized For Zero Reportable Incidents| ST. LOUIS, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation (OTC: PCXCQ) today announced that it received three safety awards from the Coal River Council of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association. Awards were presented based on the best safety record in 2012 by size and category of operation. Patriot received awards for the following facilities:
Wells preparation plant;
Hill Fork surface mine in the Corridor G mining complex; and
Matewan Tunnel underground coal transportation c... |
|  | | 03/14/13 | Patriot Coal Files Motion With The Bankruptcy Court To Modify Collective Bargaining Agreements And Retiree Healthcare Benefits; Company Also Files Lawsuit Against Peabody Energy|
ST. LOUIS, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation (OTC: PCXCQ) today filed a motion with the Bankruptcy Court in St. Louis seeking to modify collective bargaining agreements with the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA). Patriot is filing this motion now to obtain critical financial relief in a timeframe that avoids severe business disruption. The proposed modifications include the establishment of a Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) trust to provide healthc... |
|  | | 03/14/13 | Patriot Coal Provides Statement Regarding Incident At Kanawha Eagle Complex|
ST. LOUIS, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Asa Fitzpatrick, a 63-year old employee of Newtown Energy, Inc., was fatally injured when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof yesterday afternoon at Kanawha Eagle's Peerless mine, located in Comfort, West Virginia.
"We express our deepest sympathies to Asa's family, friends and co-workers," said Michael D. Day, Patriot Executive Vice President – Operations. "We are fully cooperating with state and federal mine regulatory officials as we inv... |
|  | | 03/11/13 | Patriot Coal Receives Safety And Reclamation Awards|
ST. LOUIS, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation (OTC: PCXCQ) today announced that it received three Mountaineer Guardian Safety Awards from the West Virginia Coal Association. The following preparation plants received this prestigious safety award in their respective categories:
Fanco preparation plant and loadout at the Logan County mining complex;
Coal Clean preparation plant at the Panther mining complex; and
Rocklick preparation plant at the Rocklick mining comp... |
|  | | 02/07/13 | 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," sa... |
|  | | 02/01/13 | Patriot Coal Promotes Michael D. Day To Executive Vice President - Operations|
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation today announced that Michael D. Day has been promoted to the new position of Executive Vice President - Operations. Previously, Mr. Day served as Senior Vice President overseeing Patriot's West Virginia Central and Kentucky operations, along with its centralized engineering group. In his expanded role, Mr. Day will assume responsibility for all of Patriot's operations, as well as the safety, engineering, purchasing, and mainten... |
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