EX-95 9 a13-25845_1ex95.htm EX-95

Exhibit 95

 

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

 

Section 1503 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requires domestic mine operators to disclose violations and orders issued under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the “Mine Act”) by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”).  We do not act as the owner of any mines but we may act as a mining operator as defined under the Mine Act where we may be an independent contractor performing services or construction of such mine.  Due to timing and other factors, the data may not agree with the mine data retrieval system maintained by MSHA.

 

The following table provides information for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pending Legal Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

before Federal Mine Safety

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mine Act §104

 

Mine Act §110

 

Mine Act

 

Proposed

 

Mining

 

Mine Act

 

and Health Review

 

 

 

Mine Act §104

 

Mine Act §104

 

(d) Citations and

 

(b)(2) Violations

 

§107 (a)

 

Assessments from

 

Related

 

§104(e) Notice

 

Commission

 

Mine (1)

 

Violations (2)

 

(b) Orders (3)

 

Orders (4)

 

(5)

 

Orders (6)

 

MSHA (In dollars ($)

 

Fatalities

 

(yes/ no) (7)

 

(yes /no)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barrick Cortez

 

3

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

$

8,309

 

0

 

No

 

Yes

 

Buchannan

 

1

 

0

 

1

 

0

 

0

 

$

10,437

 

0

 

No

 

Yes

 

Drummond

 

1

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

$

634

 

0

 

No

 

No

 

Gibson South

 

29

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

$

93,545

 

0

 

No

 

Yes

 

Hopkins

 

2

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

$

1,268

 

0

 

No

 

No

 

White Oak

 

2

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

$

2,223

 

0

 

No

 

Yes

 

Wilson Co

 

3

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

$

2,214

 

0

 

No

 

No

 

 


(1) United States mines.

(2) The total number of violations received from MSHA under §104 of the Mine Act, which includes citations for health or safety standards that could significantly and substantially contribute to a serious injury if left unabated.

(3) The total number of orders issued by MSHA under §104(b) of the Mine Act, which represents a failure to abate a citation under §104(a) within the period of time prescribed by MSHA.

(4) The total number of citations and orders issued by MSHA under §104(d) of the Mine Act for unwarrantable failure to comply with mandatory health or safety standards.

(5) The total number of flagrant violations issued by MSHA under §110(b)(2) of the Mine Act.

(6) The total number of orders issued by MSHA under §107(a) of the Mine Act for situations in which MSHA determined an imminent danger existed.

(7) A written notice from the MSHA regarding a pattern of violations, or a potential to have such pattern under §104(e) of the Mine Act.