Fatality #4 - May 9, 2018

Accident Classification: Ignition or Explosion of Gas or Dust

Location: Alabaster Plant, Shelby County, AL

Mine Controller: Lhoist Group

Mine Type: Facility

Mined Material: Lime

Incident Date/Time: May 9, 2018 06:15 pm

PUBLIC NOTICE

This posting serves to provide a public notice to employees of the mine, employees of the mining company(s), employees of independent contractors with any connection to the mine, persons with any connection to the mine, and any person with information regarding the cause or contributing factors of this accident.

Please provide any information to:

Darren Conn, Lead Accident Investigator

Phone: 606-432-0943

PRELIMINARY REPORT

At approximately 6:15 p.m. on May 9, 2018, a 27-year old kiln technician with 32 weeks of experience was seriously burned while attempting to relight a rotary kiln. During the relighting, the kiln experienced a blowback and engulfed the victim in flames. The victim was airlifted to a regional burn center with serious burns. The miner passed away on May 28, 2018, due to injuries received in this accident.