Has the dust settled?

Has the dust settled?Has the dust settled?

Resulting in harm to people and to property

Hutterite Colony Britton SDBritton, SD• September 15, 2011

• Burn PRB Coals to our

knowledge

• Coal Bin Fire

Fi fi ht t id• Firefighters on top side

of bin extinguishing fire

hen e plosionwhen explosion

occurred“I witnessed it with my own eyes  it happened just like it does in I witnessed it with my own eyes, it happened just like it does in the movies. I mean the bin virtually came apart on top and the two Firefighters just flew,"   Sunset Fire Chief Danny Stahl.

NewPage PlantNewPage Plant• Blend Coal

• June – Fire in Dust Collector

• Fire Dept. Extinguished Fire and

Dust Collector Closed UpDust Collector Closed Up

• August – Replacing Bags

• August 12 2011 High• August 12, 2011 High

Pressure Water to Remove “Slug”

When Dust Emitted, Flash

• Three Burned – One Serious

Corn Milling OperationCorn Milling Operation

Burns CoalBurns Coal

Explosion and Fire…

• Silos

• Feeders

Big Stone Power Plant (Otter Trail Power Company)Power Company)• September 22, 2011

• Transfer Station

• Coal Dust Explosion/FireCoal Dust Explosion/Fire

• Fire Hose Plugged and Fire Suppression

System not providing enough waterSystem not providing enough water

according to news accounts

• www.kfgo.com

Our work is not done!Our work is not done!Events continue to occur

People are harmed

P t  l   ti  t  Property losses continue to occur

Generation impacted

Culture  change

Reactive vs. ProactiveReactive vs. Proactive

Waiting for regulators

Has the dust settled?Has the dust settled?

Questions to PonderHarm

Questions to Ponder

What do you do on a regular basis to prevent injuries or illnesses?

Fire

What do you do on a regular basis toWhat do you do on a regular basis to prevent fires?

DustDust

What do you do on a regular basis to control dust?control dust?

What  are  we  doing?

What  are  you  doing?

“Seems some are convinced Seems some are convinced by words, some are convinced by loss and some are never by loss and some are never convinced that PRB coals will b h   h      behave the way nature intended.”

PRB Coal Users’ Group Board of Directors

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