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July 19, 2017 UT · Coal IMPOUNDMENT
Price River Terminal, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

This was a planned impoundment maintenance procedure to remove and burn woody plants. When smoke appeared after the burn, a trench was excavated to the depth of the coal fines to prevent lateral movement of the burn and resident clay material was placed on top of the smoke.

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