EX-99.1 8 dex991.htm DISCLOSURE OF MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION ("MSHA") SAFETY DATA Disclosure of Mine Safety and Health Administration ("MSHA") Safety Data

Exhibit 99.1

Disclosure of Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) Safety Data

On 21 July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act) was enacted. Section 1503 of the Dodd-Frank Act requires companies that are “operators” (as such term is defined in the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the “Mine Act”)) to disclose certain mine safety information in each periodic report to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (the “Commission”). This information is related to the enforcement of the Mine Act by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has not issued final rules under these provisions; therefore, it is possible that any final rules or guidelines adopted by the SEC will require future disclosures to be presented in a different form or contain additional or alternative content.

CRH is committed to the health and safety of its employees and in providing an incident free workplace. The Group maintains a comprehensive health and safety programme that includes extensive training for all employees and contractors, site inspections, emergency response preparedness, crisis communications training, incident investigation, regulatory compliance training and process auditing.

CRH’s US aggregate quarry and mine operations are subject to MSHA regulation under the Mine Act. MSHA inspects our mines on a regular basis and issues various citations and orders when it believes a violation has occurred under the Mine Act. Whenever MSHA issues a citation or order, it also generally proposes a civil penalty, or fine, related to the alleged violation.

The information in the table below reflects citations and orders MSHA issued to CRH during the year ended 31 December 2010, as reflected in our records. The data in our system may not match or reconcile with the data MSHA maintains on its public website. In evaluating this information, consideration should also be given to factors such as: (i) the number of citations and orders may vary depending on the size and operation of the mine, (ii) the number of citations issued may vary from inspector to inspector and mine to mine, and (iii) citations and orders may be contested and appealed, and in that process, may be reduced in severity and amount, and may be dismissed.

 

Mine ID
Number (1)

  

Mine or Operating
Name (2)

 

Section
104(a)
Significant
and
Substantial
Citations (3)

 

Section
104(b)
Orders (4)

 

Section 104(d)
Citations and
Orders (5)

 

Section
110(b)
Violations (6)

 

Section
107(a)
Orders (7)

 

Proposed MSHA
Assessments (in
thousands) (8)

 

Fatalities

 

Pending
Legal
Action (9)

700059

   Bay Rd, DE   2   0   0   0   0   0.2   0   0

3608033

   Dorrance, PA   5   0   0   0   0   1.0   0   0

3600023

   East Petersburg, PA   2   0   0   0   0   1.1   0   0

3608148

   Fiddlers Elbow, PA   3   0   0   0   0   0.8   0   1

3609058

   Millard Pit, PA   10   0   0   0   0   3.4   0   0

3603215

   Mt. Holly, PA   7   0   0   0   0   2.2   0   0

3600032

   Newport, PA   3   0   0   0   0   0.4   0   0

3600039

   Prescott, PA   5   0   0   0   0   1.5   0   0

3600074

   Landisville, PA   3   0   0   0   0   0.3   0   0

3600212

   Silver Springs, PA   2   0   0   0   0   0.3   0   2

3600246

   Summit Statn., PA   1   0   0   0   0   0.1   0   0

700093

   Tarburton S&G, DE   4   0   0   0   0   5.3   0   3

3603432

   Thomasville, PA, (Underground Mine)   23   0   0   0   0   4.7   0   2

3700002

   Cranston Quarry   2   0   0   0   0   0.9   0   0

06-00012

   North Branford Quarry   1   0   0   0   0   2.7   0   0

06-00224

   Manchester S&G   1   0   0   0   0   0.5   0   0

3000100

   Bridgeville #70   1   0   0   0   0   0.2   0   0

3000025

   Pattersonville #61   1   0   0   0   0   0.1   0   0

3003029

   Ravena #2   1   0   0   0   0   0.3   0   0

30-00075

   Haverstraw Quarry   7   0   0   0   0   0.0   0   0

300379

   Arkhola Dredge & Plant   1   0   0   0   0   0.2   0   0

300429

   Jenny Lind Quarry & Plant   2   0   0   0   0   0.4   0   2


301462

   Preston Quarry & Plant   4   0   0   0   0   1.7   0   4

3400394

   MUSKOGEE DREDGE   1   0   0   0   0   0.7   0   0

3401130

   ARKHOLA-ROBERTS QUARRY   1   0   0   0   0   0.2   0   1

3401761

   OKAY MATERIALS   3   0   0   0   0   1.0   0   1

3400040

   Pawhuska Quarry (Bellco #4)   1   0   0   0   0   0.2   0   0

3400050

   East Quarry   3   0   0   0   0   0.7   0   0

3400407

   Dewey Quarry (Bellco #3)   1   0   0   0   0   0.3   0   0

300437

   Avoca Quarry   2   0   0   0   0   0.1   0   0

300040

   Harrison Quarry   4   0   0   0   0   2.7   0   3

2302138

   Roark Creek Quarry   2   0   0   0   0   0.3   0   0

301583

   Sharps Quarry   3   0   0   0   1   15.2   0   2

3900180

   P.Q. 1643   1   0   0   0   0   0.6   0   1

3901550

   P.Q. 47866   1   0   0   0   0   0.5   0   1

3901554

   P.Q. 3144   1   0   0   0   0   0.2   0   1

22-00764

   Sidon Pit   1   0   0   0   0   0.7   0   0

22-00784

   Tremont Pit   1   0   0   0   0   0.2   0   1

31-02138

   Cherokee Co. Quarry   2   0   0   0   0   2.0   0   0

31-00557

   Dillsboro Quarry   5   0   0   0   0   8.1   0   1

31-02061

   Hayesville Quarry   3   0   0   0   0   3.3   0   1

31-00015

   Tubbmill Quarry   5   0   0   0   0   5.6   0   0

31-00400

   Waynesville Quarry   4   0   0   0   0   0.9   0   0

31-02164

   Massey Branch Quarry   0   0   0   0   0   0.2   0   0

40-01946

   Harrison Sand Co.   2   0   0   0   0   1.0   0   0

31-00014

   Oldcastle Industrial Minerals Inc.   1   0   0   0   0   2.0   0   0

1302189

   Stripping Crew #2   1   0   1   0   1   26.8   0   0

1302190

   PRP #5   1   0   0   0   0   0.2   0   0

1300999

   PCP #3   3   0   0   0   0   1.0   0   0

1300921

   Vandalia RD Plant   2   0   0   0   0   2.0   0   0

1302342

   Mechanic Shop   2   0   0   0   0   0.5   0   0

1302397

   PCP #10   2   0   0   0   0   0.4   0   0

1302176

   PWP #4   1   0   0   0   0   0.2   0   0

1301050

   PCP #5   2   0   0   0   0   1.4   0   0

4400164

   Glade Stone Plant   2   0   0   0   0   1.2   0   0

4406371

   Mouth of Wilson Plant   1   0   0   0   0   0.2   0   0

4400165

   Castlewood Plant   3   0   0   0   0   2.8   0   0

15-00213

   Elkhorn Stone   1   0   0   0   0   0.7   0   0

15-00098

   Carter City   1   0   0   0   0   0.2   0   0

15-17312

   Grassy Stone   1   0   0   0   0   0.7   0   0

15-00056

   Pine Mountain Stone   15   0   0   0   0   20.1   0   0

31-01354

   Candor Sand Plant   5   0   0   0   0   1.9   0   5

1400501

   Shears Sand Plant   0   0   1   0   0   4.4   0   0

1400699

   Quartzite Stone   1   0   0   0   0   0.6   0   0

1401334

   Hartford   1   0   0   0   0   0.3   0   0

1401684

   Hvy Hwy Portable #1   3   0   0   0   0   2.2   0   0

4200410

   Beck St South   4   0   0   0   0   0.3   0   4

1001673

   Dingle   1   0   0   0   0   0.1   0   0


4202489

   Elsinore   6   0   0   0   0   0.8   0   0

4202397

   Fast Pack   1   0   0   0   0   0.6   0   0

4200021

   Keigley   3   0   0   0   0   0.1   0   3

4202130

   Lehi Point East   5   0   0   0   0   0.7   0   5

4200388

   Maguire   12   0   0   0   0   3.2   0   0

4202282

   Nebo Pit   1   0   0   0   0   0.0   0   1

4200406

   So Weber   3   0   0   0   0   0.9   0   0

1000326

   Mt Home Wash Plant   2   0   0   0   0   0.1   0   2

1000604

   City Transfer   1   0   0   0   0   0.1   0   0

1002035

   Summit Stone Portable   2   0   0   0   0   0.1   0   2

4202430

   Burdick #4   1   0   0   0   0   0.1   0   0

4202460

   Burdick #5   2   0   0   0   0   0.2   0   0

4201122

   Big Water   1   0   0   0   0   0.1   0   0

4202459

   Paria   1   0   0   0   0   0.1   0   0

4202267

   Sorensen   1   0   0   0   0   0.1   0   0

201483

   Ina   2   0   0   0   0   0.2   0   0

4801189

   Evans Wash Plant   0   0   1   0   0   0.1   0   0

1001326

   HK Crusher 133   1   0   4   0   0   0.7   0   0

1001892

   HK Crusher 134(vacated)   0   0   2   0   0   0.2   0   0

2400497

   Helena Sand & Gravel Wash Plant   0   0   2   0   0   1.2   0   0

503178

   FCM- CO Crusher   0   0   1   0   0   0.1   0   0

2901258

   FCM- NM Crusher   1   0   2   0   0   0.2   0   0

504741

   United-Screen Plant 3   0   0   1   0   0   0.1   0   0

504739

   United-Crusher Unit 5   1   0   2   0   0   0.4   0   1

504887

   United-Crusher Unit 10   0   0   1   0   0   0.1   0   0

504835

   United-Crusher Unit 7   1   0   0   0   0   0.6   0   1

504585

   United-Wash Plant 2   0   0   2   0   0   0.2   0   0

504836

   United-Crusher Unit 8   1   0   0   0   0   4.4   0   0

504888

   United-Crusher Unit 9   0   0   1   0   0   0.1   0   0

2901667

   Waycor-Baca Pit   1   0   0   0   0   0.1   0   0

08-00526

   Golden Gate Quarry   7   0   0   0   0   4.2   0   6

3002910

   Avon Plant   1   0   0   0   0   0.5   0   0

3002764

   Mendon Plant   2   0   0   0   0   2.4   0   0

3001254

   Manchester Plant   1   0   0   0   0   1.5   0   0

3000033

   Penfield Plant   3   0   0   0   0   1.9   0   0

03-01948

   White Oaks Sand & Gravel   2   0   0   0   0   1.3   0   0

2302157

   Brickeys Quarry   2   0   0   0   0   0.4   0   0

2103343

   North Star Wash Plant   2   0   0   0   0   0.0   0   0

2103385

   Portable Crusher   1   0   0   0   0   0.0   0   0

901039

   APAC Mid-South – Ringgold Quarry   1   0   0   0   0   0.0   0   0

4000060

   APAC Mid-South – Tiftonia Quarry   3   0   0   0   0   0.0   0   0


103264

  

APAC Mid-South – Wedowee Quarry

   1    0    0    0    0    0.0    0    0

1700002

  

C636-Sidney Crushing Facility

   1    0    0    0    0    0.6    0    0

1700218

  

Wells Quarry C624

   2    0    0    0    0    2.4    0    0

1700582

  

Poland Crushed Stone C610

   0    0    0    0    0    0.2    0    0

1700666

  

Pike Industries (Rocky Hill Quarry)

   1    0    0    0    0    0.6    0    0

1700866

  

Prospect Quarry

   0    0    0    0    0    0.7    0    0

2700003

  

Lebanon Crushed Stone C623

   1    0    0    0    0    1.0    0    0

2700052

  

Campton Sand & Gravel C616

   2    0    0    0    1    1.2    0    0

2700061

  

Gorham Sand & Gravel C619

   1    0    0    0    0    1.0    0    0

2700128

  

Madbury Pit C629

   3    0    0    0    0    4.4    0    0

2700192

  

Hooksett Crushed Stone C607

   0    0    0    0    0    0.4    0    0

2700313

  

Belmont Sand & Gravel C627

   0    0    0    0    0    0.1    0    0

4300105

  

Waterford Crushed Stone C603

   1    0    0    0    0    0.3    0    0

4300185

  

Haven Crushed Stone C600

   0    0    0    0    0    0.1    0    0

4300341

  

Hartland Pit

   0    0    0    0    0    0.1    0    0

4300628

  

Pike Industries Inc C604 (Portable)

   0    0    0    0    0    0.1    0    0

4300643

  

Pike Industries Inc-C608 (Portable)

   0    0    0    0    0    0.2    0    0

4300679

  

Pike Industries -Wash Plant 634

   0    0    0    0    0    0.1    0    0

4300690

  

Pike Industries C654/664 Crusher (Portable)

   0    0    0    0    0    0.1    0    0

4300715

  

Pike Industries Wash Screw-Danby (C613)

   2    0    0    0    0    1.1    0    0

23-01967

  

MO Linn Creek

   1    0    0    0    0    0.0    0    0

23-02303

  

MO Bagnell 13 Quarry

   1    0    0    0    0    0.0    0    0

23-01917

  

Hilty Tightwad Quarry

   7    0    1    0    0    26.0    0    8

23-02381

  

Hilty Warsaw Quarry

   1    0    0    0    0    0.0    0    0

23-02015

  

Hilty Portable Plant 3

   6    0    0    0    0    13.0    0    5

2302173

  

KC Bates City Quarry

   3    0    0    0    0    0.0    0    0

14-00823

  

KC Louisburg Quarry

   3    0    0    0    0    2.0    0    0

14-01704

  

KC Olathe Quarry]

   1    0    0    0    0    0.0    0    0

23-02072

  

KC Gallatin Quarry

   2    0    0    0    0    0.0    0    0

14-01578

  

KC Bonner Springs Quarry

   1    0    0    0    0    0.0    0    0

14-01326

  

KC Cedarapids 1]

   1    0    0    0    0    0.0    0    0

23-02138

  

MO Roark Creek Quarry

   2    0    0    0    0    0.0    0    0

14-01524

  

KC Shawnee Quarry

   4    0    0    0    0    0.0    0    4


3300042

  

East Fultonham

   1    0    0    0    1    0.2    0    0

3301408

  

Coshocton

   2    0    0    0    0    0.3    0    0

3303935

  

Lancaster

   1    0    0    0    0    0.2    0    0

3300087

  

Celina

   1    0    0    0    0    0.3    0    0

3300102

  

Maumee

   1    0    0    0    0    0.3    0    1

3300169

  

Scott

   1    0    0    0    0    0.2    0    0

45-02709

  

Sullivan Facility

   4    0    0    0    0    1.0    0    0

3300149

  

York Center

   0    0    0    0    0    0.0    0    1

45-01118

  

Crestline Facility

   0    0    0    0    0    0.3    0    0

45-00730

  

Pasco Facility

   0    0    0    0    0    0.8    0    0

45-00631

  

Toppenish

   5    0    0    0    0    6.2    0    0

45-01237

  

Auburn Facility

   3    0    0    0    0    8.9    0    0

45-03554

  

CWC Portable Screen Plant #1

   0    0    0    0    0    0.1    0    0

45-03042

  

Rock Island Plant

   2    0    0    0    0    3.5    0    0

10-01912

  

Wyoming Facility

   0    0    0    0    0    0.2    0    0

10-01884

  

ICA Portable Crusher

   0    0    0    0    0    0.3    0    0

35-00631

  

Ellendale Portable Crusher

   1    0    0    0    0    0.5    0    0

35-01002

  

Hilroy Facility

   0    0    0    0    0    0.5    0    0

35-00484

  

ESG Eugene Facility

   0    0    0    0    0    0.1    0    0

35-02705

  

ESG Corvallis Facility

   0    0    0    0    0    0.2    0    0

1100176

  

J Plant

   1    0    0    0    0    0.2    0    0

2000041

  

Ottawa Lake

   2    0    0    0    0    0.9    0    0

1900018

  

Oldcastle Stone Products

   4    0    0    0    0    1.6    0    1

100034

  

Big River Industries- Livlite Division

   7    0    0    0    1    8.6    0    0

300911

  

Big River Materials, Inc.

   1    0    0    0    0    0.3    0    0

3101125

  

Oldcastle Stone Products

   12    0    1    0    1    40.8    0    3

3600627

  

York Quarries

   1    0    0    0    0    0.5    0    0

3604254

  

Mid-Atlantic Quarry

   1    0    0    0    0    0.1    0    0

3607856

  

Hanley Plant Quarries

   1    0    0    0    0    0.1    0    0

2900186

  

Crego Mine

   3    0    0    0    0    0.5    0    0
  

Total

   370    0    23    0    6    304.7    0    80

 

(1) MSHA assigns an identification number to each mine or operation and may or may not assign separate identification numbers to related facilities. The information provided in this table is presented by mine identification number.
(2) The definition of mine under Section 3 of the Mine Act includes the mine, as well as other items used in, or to be used in, or resulting from, the work of extracting minerals, such as land, structures, facilities, equipment, machines, tools, and preparation facilities. Unless otherwise indicated, any of these other items associated with a single mine have been aggregated in the totals for that mine.
(3) Represents the total number of citations issued by MSHA, for violation of health or safety standards that could significantly and substantially contribute to a serious injury if left unabated. If MSHA determines that a violation of a mandatory health or safety standard is reasonably likely to result in a reasonably serious injury or illness under the unique circumstance contributed to by the violation, MSHA will classify the violation as a “significant and substantial” violation.
(4) Represents the total number of orders issued, which represents a failure to abate a citation under section 104(a) within the period prescribed by MSHA.


(5) Represents the total number of citations and orders issued by MSHA of the Mine Act for unwarrantable failure to comply with mandatory health or safety standards. These violations are similar to those described above, but the standard is that the violation could significantly and substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a safety or health hazard, but the conditions do not cause imminent danger, and the MSHA inspector finds that the violation is caused by an unwarranted failure of the operator to comply with the health and safety standards.
(6) Represents the total number of flagrant violations identified.
(7) Represents the total number of imminent danger orders issued under section 107(a) of the Mine Act. These orders are issued for situations in which MSHA determines an imminent danger exists in the quarry or mine and results in orders of immediate withdrawal of all persons (except certain authorised persons) from the area of the quarry or mine affected by its condition until the imminent danger and the underlying conditions causing the imminent danger no longer exist.
(8) Total dollar value of proposed assessments from MSHA under the Mine Act. These are the amounts of proposed assessments issued by MSHA with each citation or order for the time period covered by the reports. Penalties are assessed by MSHA according to a formula that considers a number of factors, including the mine operator’s history, size, negligence, gravity of the violation, good faith in trying to correct the violation promptly, and the effect of the penalty on the operator’s ability to continue in business.
(9) Pending legal actions before the Commission as required to be reported by Section 1503(a)(3) of the Dodd-Frank Act.