EX-95 10 d594449dex95.htm MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE Mine Safety Disclosure

Exhibit 95

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

TECO Coal’s subsidiaries operate mining complexes that are subject to regulation by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) under the U.S. Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the Mine Act). MSHA inspects TECO Coal mines on a regular basis and issues various citations and orders when it believes that a violation of the Mine Act, any health or safety standard, or any regulation has occurred. Set forth below is information regarding certain mining safety and health orders and citations issued by MSHA and related assessment and legal actions and mine related fatalities with respect to TECO Coal’s mining operations. In evaluating this information, consideration should be given to factors such as: (i) the number of citations and orders will vary depending on the size and type (underground or surface) of the coal mine, (ii) the number of citations and orders issued will vary from inspector to inspector, and (iii) citations and orders can be contested and appealed, and as part of that process, may be reduced in severity and amount, and are sometimes dismissed.

For purposes of reporting regulatory matters under Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the following table sets forth the total number of specific citations and orders issued by MSHA under the Mine Act, along with the total dollar value of the proposed civil penalty assessment, and the total number of fatalities during the current reporting period for each TECO Coal subsidiary that is acting as a coal mine operator, by individual mine. Information relating to the aggregate number of legal actions pending, initiated and resolved during the reporting period is also reported below for each of the mines.

 

For the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013 (1)(2)  

Mine ID #

  Section
104
Significant
&
Substantial
Citations
    Section
104(b)
Orders
    Section
104(d)
Citations
and
Orders
    Section
110(b)(2)
Violations
    Section
107(a)
Orders
    Proposed
MSHA
Assessments
(in thousands)
    Fatalities     Pending
Legal
Actions
(3)(4)
    Legal
Actions
Initiated
During
Period
(3)
    Legal
Actions
Resolved
During
Period
(3)
 

Clintwood Elkhorn

                   

15-16734

    0        0        0        0        0      $ 0        0        7        0        0   

15-18524

    0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0   

15-19396

    0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0   

44-03010

    2        0        0        0        0        2        0        1        0        2   

44-07108

    0        0        0        0        0        0        0        4        0        0   

40-07199

    5        0        0        0        0        5        0        8        1        0   

YGX (5)

    0        0        0        0        0        0        0        3        0        0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

    7        0        0        0        0      $ 7        0        23        1        2   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Perry County

                   

15-05485

    2        0        0        0        0      $ 3        0        24        4        3   

15-18565 (7)

    8        0        0        0        0        30        0        61        16        40   

15-18662 (8)

    5        0        0        0        0        16        0        67        3        180   

15-19015 (9)

    11        0        0        0        0        17        0        34        12        99   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

    26        0        0        0        0      $ 66        0        186        35        322   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Premier Elkhorn

                   

15-16470

    0        0        0        0        0      $ 0        0        0        0        11   

15-17360

    0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0   

15-18784

    2        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0   

15-18823

    2        0        0        0        0        3        0        6        6        0   

15-18892

    0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0   

15-18946

    2        0        0        0        0        3        0        0        0        0   

15-19411

    0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0   

15-19590

    0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0   

15-19622

    0        0        0        0        0        1        0        0        0        0   

15-19642

    0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0   

15-19649

    0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0   

15-19650

    0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0   

A906 (6)

    0        0        0        0        0        0        0        18        0        0   

Totals

    6        0        0        0        0      $ 7        0        24        6        11   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Grand Totals

    39        0        0        0        0      $ 80        0        233        42        335   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


1. Based on data obtained from MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System as of Oct. 1, 2013 for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013.
2. No TECO Coal Corporation mining entity has received written notice that it meets the requirements of a Pattern of Violations (POV) during the period, nor indicates a POV status on MSHA’s MDRS system as of Oct.1, 2013.
3. All of the Pending Legal Actions identified in this column are based on data contained in the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System (MDRS) at the time of data retrieval for this report.
4. All of the Pending Legal Actions involve citations or orders referenced in Subpart B of 29 C.F.R. Part 2700 that are being contested by a TECO Coal Corporation subsidiary.
5. YGX is the MSHA “Contractor Identification Number” assigned to Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Company for contracted engineering work performed at a mine that is operated by an independent contract mining company for Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Company.
6. A-906 is the MSHA “Contractor Identification Number” assigned to Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Company for contracted engineering work performed at a mine that is operated by an independent contract mining company for Premier Elkhorn Coal Company.
7. In addition to the number of “Legal Actions Resolved During the Period,” two vacated citations that were shown “In Contest” in the previous quarterly report are no longer within the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System, and are therfore no longer reflected on this report. Also, two citations were transferred by MSHA to a third party.
8. In addition to the number of “Legal Actions Resolved During the Period,” two vacated citations that were shown “In Contest” in the previous quarterly report are no longer within the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System, and are therfore no longer reflected on this report.
9. In addition to the number of “Legal Actions Resolved During the Period,” three vacated citations that were shown “In Contest” in the previous quarterly report are no longer within the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System, and are therfore no longer reflected on this report.