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Kellerman Prep Plant Coal

Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC · Surface

Controlled by Warrior Met Coal Intermediate Holdco LLC

Kellerman, Tuscaloosa County, AL · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 0100563

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 14
Years on record: 2005–2011
Latest incident: Nov 2011

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2005

citations

significant & substantial

$24,613

proposed penalties

$23,337

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Per 1M hrs
2015 Q1	0
2014 Q4	0
2014 Q3	0
2013 Q4	0
2013 Q3	0
2013 Q1	0
2012 Q4	0
2012 Q3	240	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

February 16, 2005 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

GreenFuels Processing I, LLC · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE fell while putting away tools at end of shift. (Had been installing permanent handrail.) EE fell from first floor (steel floor 16' 9" above ground floor - cement foundation); multiple injuries. Had removed his harness at end of shift. Fell through safety tape that was installed between temp. & perm. handrail. Died on 2/23/05 as result of injuries.

Reportable incidents

13 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2011 · 4 incidents

November 29, 2011 AL · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Covol Fuels No 5 LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE Got off the Trackhoe to help load the pipe into the Fusing Machine. His Foot got stuck in the mud causing him to lose his balance. Upon losing his balance, his left ankle rolled to the inside causing the injury

July 25, 2011 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER

Covol Fuels No 5 LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Draining pipe from screen bowl to froth feed and got spider bit on right hand.

July 9, 2011 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Covol Fuels No 5 LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee strained his back unloading the cable from the pallet on the tailgate of the truck.

June 25, 2011 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL

Covol Fuels No 5 LLC · Contact with electrical current

EE was assisting B & G service technician with replacement of impeller & housing on #5 underflow booster pump. EE was standing 4' from service truck when lightning struck the CB antenna on truck knocking EE to ground.

2010 · 2 incidents

June 26, 2010 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Covol Fuels No 5 LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was climbing down the ladder of the WA 500 with wash hose in hand and slipped hitting his left knee on the step below.

June 3, 2010 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Covol Fuels No 5 LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Cleaning up mud & spillage around plant feed belt with skidsteer - put foot on bucket to exit the machine and right foot slipped and he fell over bucket - right knee hyper extended

2009 · 1 incident

May 18, 2009 AL · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Covol Fuels No 5 LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Getting cables to put together to pull pipe out of water. While putting clevis on pipe, pushed the clevis too hard and it gave way mashing left hand index finger in between clevis and pipe. The result is a broken finger.

2007 · 2 incidents

December 11, 2007 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

GreenFuels Processing I, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee slipped and fell on the deck of a dredge, bruising the right side of his lower back.

October 23, 2007 AL · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand POWERED HAULAGE

GreenFuels Processing I, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Our employee was traveling in a "jon" boat out to a dredge. The boat had a small outboard motor attached to it. The throttle on the engine malfunctioned and the boat did not decelerate as anticipated. The boat then struck a ladder attached to the dredge. Upon impact, our employee fell forward, striking his knee on the deck.

2006 · 1 incident

August 12, 2006 AL · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

GreenFuels Processing I, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was trying to remove rusted cap on acetylene tank when he struck left thumb with hammer. Dr. diagnosed broken left thumb.

2005 · 3 incidents

April 19, 2005 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER

GreenFuels Processing I, LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee was leaning over a pulley area and suffered an injury to his knee.

April 3, 2005 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER

GreenFuels Processing I, LLC · Struck by flying object

EE WAS CUTTING PIPE ON WINDY DAY. WIND BLEW DIRT INTO EE'S EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS AND FACE SHIELD.

March 30, 2005 AL · Coal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS

GreenFuels Processing I, LLC · Struck by falling object

AN 18" PIPE WAS BEING CUT ON PIPE STANDS. WHILE TURNING THE PIPE IN PIPE STANDS TO CUT BOTTOM SIDE OF PIPE, THE PIPE FELL ON EE'S RIGHT FOOT. PIPE STANDS ARE FOR 12" PIPE MAX.