RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Massey Energy Company issued the following statement after learning of the loss of its two members at the Company's Aracoma longwall mine in Logan County, West Virginia.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the two members we lost today, Don Bragg and Ellery "Elvis" Hatfield. Words cannot express how deeply saddened our company and community are by this tragic event.
Our collective efforts must now shift from the rescue operations to comforting the families and colleagues of our members, and helping them through this tragedy.
We also would like to express our profound appreciation to all the state and federal agencies, to the mine rescue teams, and to the members of the community who contributed to the efforts to rescue our members.
Massey Energy Company, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, with operations in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia, is the fourth largest coal company in the United States based on produced coal revenue.
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FCMN Contact: katharine.kenny@masseyenergyco.com
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