The 12th Annual Southeast Region/Central Kentucky Mine Rescue Contest in Maysville, KY, included a total of 11 teams coming from Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Georgia, and New Mexico. The four Carmeuse teams included the Maysville Raiders, Black River Bandits, Luttrell Rangers and Georgia Team Thunder.
Three of the Carmeuse teams placed in the top-four positions on the field contest, while the Black River Bandits finished in 1st Place in the district and as the 1st place overall champions.
All the Carmeuse teams performed well in the competition and were among the top finishers in various categories. The Black River Bandits also finished as the 2nd place technician team, took 3rd place in first aid and earned 3rd place in field. The Luttrell Rangers finished in 2nd place in field, while the Maysville Raiders finished in 4th place in field and was the 4th place, technician team. Georgia Team Thunder finished in 4th place in first aid.
The four-day competition included a number of events where teams learned, executed and maintained required mine site emergency rescue skills for trapped or injured miners. Challenges included a written skills test, hands-on and written first aid tests, hypothetical problem-solving and a timed mock rescue observed by a panel of judges. “Our teams at Carmeuse train hard throughout the year and perform extremely well in regional and national mine rescue contests, each year” said Carmeuse Area Operations Manager Mark Davis.
The Black River Bandits finished as 1st Place overall champions.