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The event, which took place at the Jerry L Stewart Mine Safety Training Center on June 20, included eleven rescue crews from Ohio and two from Pennsylvania.
Rounding out the top five winners in mine rescue were Hopedale Mining, Ohio Valley Coal Powhatan No. 6, Buckingham Coal No. 6 and American Energy’s Blue Team.
In bench, the Red Team captain went home with first place, while Hopedale Mining finished second and American Energy’s Blue Team finished third.
“We are very proud of our mine rescue teams here in Ohio,” MRM chief Lanny Erdos said.
“This year’s mine rescue activity blended a real-life rescue scenario with a zero-visibility smoke chamber. American Energy’s Red Team took top honors for how they handled these challenging conditions.”
The competition counts as one of the two mine safety and rescue contests every team must attend annually.
The ODNR Mine Safety Training Center has two 158-foot-by-200-foot simulated mines for vital hands-on training. There are four classrooms at the facility as well, allowing the MRM staff to hold informative training sessions.
