Hi-Crush Issues Update Regarding Whitehall Incident
May 25 2018 - 5:49PM
Hi-Crush Partners LP (NYSE:HCLP), or “Hi-Crush”, provided the
following update regarding the incident which occurred at the
Company’s Whitehall facility on May 21, 2018.
“On Monday May 21, 2018, a bulldozer operated by a
worker from Gerke Excavating, Inc. became submerged in a detention
pond at our Whitehall facility,” said Scott Preston, Chief
Operating Officer of Hi-Crush. “Other workers on the scene promptly
called emergency responders and immediately implemented our safety
and rescue plan. This included reducing the amount of water in the
pond, which allowed for a life-saving rescue. We salute the efforts
of all those who were involved in the operators rescue, are proud
of our team’s quick thinking, and are grateful that the bulldozer
operator was able to return to his family.
“The emergency release of an estimated 10 million
gallons of water was necessary in the successful effort to rescue
the bulldozer operator. The water that was released to rescue the
operator contained silt, clay and sand. As part of the regulatory
framework governing our industry, we conduct analysis of water
discharged from our facility, and those tests have shown no
indication of substances that are harmful to wildlife, humans or
the environment.
“We have initiated a clean-up effort in
consultation with the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
and local officials. This includes installing sediment and run off
barriers to contain and capture the silt; repairing the berm on the
pond to prevent further drainage; starting to clean up the
neighboring properties; and planning appropriate clean-up efforts
in consultation with DNR staff.
“The Wisconsin DNR has taken dissolved oxygen
samples upstream from the point where the silt initially entered
the river and from areas within Independence, Arcadia, Dodge, and
the Mississippi River before and after the silt plume passed
through. The DNR has informed us that they did not find any
significant difference in dissolved oxygen.
“As always, Hi-Crush is focused on safety, and is
committed to being a responsible community partner. We are
performing the necessary clean-up and restoration efforts to
mitigate any effects from the water release. Hi-Crush will continue
to work with the DNR, local officials and our neighbors to address
concerns in a thoughtful and comprehensive manner.”
About Hi-Crush
Hi-Crush is a premier provider of proppant and
logistics solutions to the North American energy industry. Our
portfolio of purpose-built production facilities are capable of
producing 13.4 million tons per year of high-quality
monocrystalline sand, a specialized mineral used as a proppant
during the well completion process, necessary to facilitate the
recovery of hydrocarbons from oil and natural gas wells. Our
production facilities' direct access to major U.S. railroads
enhance our delivery capabilities into consuming basins, while our
strategically located owned and operated in-basin terminals as well
as our in-basin production facility positions us within close
proximity to significant activity in all major oil and gas basins
for advantageous truck transportation. Our integrated distribution
system, enhanced by our innovative PropStream™ logistics
solution, efficiently delivers proppant the "last mile" into the
blender, providing customers surety of supply from mine to
wellsite. For more information, visit www.hicrush.com.
For More Information:
Steve Bell Director, Marketing and Corporate
Communications (713) 980-6225 sbell@hicrush.com
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