EX-95 11 a12-8852_1ex95.htm EX-95

EXHIBIT 95

 

Mine Safety and Health Administration Safety Data

 

We believe that Arch Coal, Inc. (“Arch Coal”) is one of the safest coal mining companies in the world.  Safety is a core value at Arch Coal and at our subsidiary operations.  We have in place a comprehensive safety program that includes extensive health & safety training for all employees, site inspections, emergency response preparedness, crisis communications training, incident investigation, regulatory compliance training and process auditing, as well as an open dialogue between all levels of employees.  The goals of our processes are to eliminate exposure to hazards in the workplace, ensure that we comply with all mine safety regulations, and support regulatory and industry efforts to improve the health and safety of our employees along with the industry as a whole.

 

The operation of our mines is subject to regulation by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act).  MSHA inspects our mines on a regular basis and issues various citations, orders and violations when it believes a violation has occurred under the Mine Act.  We present information below regarding certain mining safety and health violations, orders and citations, issued by MSHA and related assessments and legal actions and mine-related fatalities with respect to our coal mining operations. In evaluating the above information regarding mine safety and health, investors should take into account factors such as: (i) the number of citations and orders will vary depending on the size of a coal mine, (ii) the number of citations issued will vary from inspector to inspector and mine to mine, and (iii) citations and orders can be contested and appealed, and in that process are often reduced in severity and amount, and are sometimes dismissed.

 

The table below sets forth for the three months ended March 31, 2012 for each coal mine of Arch Coal and its subsidiaries, the total number of:  (i) violations of mandatory health or safety standards that could significantly and substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a coal or other mine safety or health hazard under section 104 of the Mine Act for which the operator received a citation from MSHA; (ii) orders issued under section 104(b) of the Mine Act; (iii) citations and orders for unwarrantable failure of the mine operator to comply with mandatory health or safety standards under section 104(d) of the Mine Act; (iv) flagrant violations under section 110(b)(2) of the Mine Act; (v) imminent danger orders issued under section 107(a) of the Mine Act; (vi) proposed assessments from MHSA (regardless of whether Arch Coal has challenged or appealed the assessment); (vii) mining-related fatalities; (viii) notices from MSHA of a pattern of violations of mandatory health or safety standards that are of such nature as could have significantly and substantially contributed to the cause and effect of coal or other mine health or safety hazards under section 104(e) of the Mine Act; (ix) notices from MSHA regarding the potential to have a pattern of violations as referenced in (viii) above; and (x) pending legal actions before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (as of March 31, 2012) involving such coal or other mine, as well as the aggregate number of legal actions instituted and the aggregate number of legal actions resolved during the reporting period.

 

1



 

Mine or Operating Name / MSHA
Identification Number

 

Section
104 S&S
Citations
(#)

 

Section
104(b)
Orders
(#)

 

Section
104(d)
Citations
and Orders
(#)

 

Section
110(b)(2)
Violations
(#)

 

Section
107(a)
Orders
(#)

 

Total Dollar
Value of
MSHA
Assessments
Proposed
(in thousands)
($)

 

Total
Number of
Mining
Related
Fatalities
(#)

 

Received
Notice of
Pattern of
Violations
Under
Section
104(e)
(yes/no)

 

Received
Notice of
Potential to
Have Pattern
of Violations
Under
Section
104(e)
(yes/no)

 

Legal
Actions
Initiated
During
Period
(#)

 

Legal
Actions
Resolved
During
Period
(#)

 

Legal
Actions
Pending
as of Last
Day of
Period(1)
(#)

 

Active Operations

 

Arch Coal Terminal /

15-10358

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

ADDCAR 20 HWM /

12-02416

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

1

 

 

ADDCAR 11 HWM /

46-08799

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

1

 

ADDCAR 18 HWM /

48-01645

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Lone Mountain Darby Fork /

15-02263

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

5.5

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Lone Mountain Clover Fork /

15-18647

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

19.3

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

5

 

Lone Mountain Huff Creek /

15-17234

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Lone Mountain 6C Mine /

44-06782

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Lone Mountain Processing /

44-05898

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Flint Ridge Prep Plant /

15-11991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Flint Ridge Mine #2 /

15-18991

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

42.2

 

 

No

 

No

 

2

 

3

 

22

 

Hazard South Fork Mine /

15-19391

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Hazard Kentucky River Loading /

15-13495

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

1

 

Hazard Rowdy Gap Mine /

15-18048

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

1.1

 

 

No

 

No

 

1

 

 

1

 

Hazard Tip Top Mine /

15-18613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Hazard East Mac & Nellie /

15-18966

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Hazard Bearville /

15-19416

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2


 


 

Hazard Thunder Ridge /

15-17746

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

East Kentucky Sandlick Loadout /

15-16290

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

East Kentucky Mt. Sterling Branch /

15-19070

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

16.6

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

East Kentucky Blackberry Creek /

15-17960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Powell Mt. Mayflower Plant /

44-05605

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

1

 

1

 

Powell Mt. Mine #1 /

15-18734

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

22.7

 

 

No

 

No

 

1

 

 

21

 

Powell Mt. Middle Splint /

44-07207

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Knott County Raven #1 /

15-18949

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

19.3

 

 

No

 

No

 

3

 

 

7

 

Knott County Slone Branch /

15-19323

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

6.8

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Knott County Raven Prep Plant /

15-17724

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Knott County Lige Hollow /

15-19497

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

4.0

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

1

 

Knott County Kathleen /

15-19447

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

5.3

 

 

No

 

No

 

1

 

 

5

 

Knott County Supreme Energy Prep Plant /

15-16567

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Knott County Classic Mine /

15-18522

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

11.3

 

 

No

 

No

 

3

 

 

16

 

Vindex Cabin Run /

18-00133

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Vindex Frostburg Blend Yard /

18-00709

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Vindex Douglas /

18-00749

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

No

 

No

 

1

 

 

1

 

Vindex Carlos Surface /

18-00769

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

1

 

Vindex Bismarck /

46-09369

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

No

 

No

 

2

 

 

5

 

Vindex Dobbin Ridge Prep Plant /

46-07837

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Vindex Energy /

46-02151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

1

 

Vindex Jackson Mt. /

18-00170

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Vindex Wolf Den Run /

18-00790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Skyline Mine #3 /

42-01566

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

1

 

 

3


 


 

Sufco /

42-00089

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

7.3

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

4

 

Dugout Canyon Mine /

42-01890

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

2

 

8

 

Dugout Castle Valley Prep Plant /

42-02455

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Cumberland River Pardee Plant /

44-05014

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Cumberland River Band Mill Mine /

44-06816

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

1

 

Cumberland River Pine Branch #1 /

44-07224

 

14

 

 

1

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Cumberland River Blue Ridge Surface /

15-18769

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

1

 

Cumberland River Band Mill #2 /

15-18705

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

1

 

 

4

 

Cumberland River Trace Fork #1 /

15-19533

 

9

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Cumberland River Blue Ridge #1 /

15-19228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

3

 

Beckley Eccles Refuse Area /

46-09023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Beckley Pocahontas Mine /

46-05252

 

46

 

3

 

 

 

 

93.3

 

 

No

 

No

 

4

 

3

 

22

 

Beckley Pocahontas Plant /

46-09216

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

1

 

Wolf Run Sawmill Run Prep Plant /

46-05544

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

2

 

Wolf Run Imperial Mine /

46-09115

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

3

 

 

13

 

Upshur Complex /

46-05823

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Patriot Mining Company /

46-07654

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Patriot Rail & River Terminal /

46-07555

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Eastern Birch River Mine /

46-07945

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Eastern Bearpen Surface Mine /

46-09220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Eastern Left Fork #1 /

46-09373

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.6

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Eastern Birch River Plant /

46-08390

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Coal Mac Holden #22 Prep Plant /

46-05909

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Coal Mac Ragland Loadout /

46-08563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

4


 


 

Coal Mac Holden #22 Surface /

46-08984

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

8.9

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Sentinel Mine /

46-04168

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

18.7

 

 

No

 

No

 

4

 

2

 

18

 

Sentinel Prep Plant /

46-08777

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

2.2

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

2

 

Mingo Logan Mountaineer II /

46-09029

 

30

 

 

1

 

 

 

23.1

 

 

No

 

No

 

4

 

 

39

 

Mingo Logan Cardinal Prep Plant /

46-09046

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

1

 

 

1

 

Tygart #1 Mine /

46-09192

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Arch of Wyoming Seminoe II /

48-00828

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Arch of Wyoming Elk Mountain /

48-01694

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

Black Thunder /

48-00977

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

2

 

 

5

 

Coal Creek /

48-01215

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

West Elk Mine /

05-03672

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

47.1

 

 

No

 

No

 

1

 

21

 

28

 

Viper Mine /

11-02664

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

35.4

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

13

 

11

 

Inactive Operations

 

ADDCAR 16 HWM /

12-02356

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

2

 

 

Flint Ridge Mine #1 /

15-18850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

1

 

1

 

Hazard First Creek /

15-19281

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

1

 

1

 

Knott County Calvary /

15-17110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

1

 

Knott County Clean Energy /

15-18393

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

1

 

Knott County Apollo /

15-19240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

1

 

Wolf Run Sago /

46-08071

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

1

 

 


(1)          See table below for additional details regarding Legal Actions Pending as of March 31, 2012.

 

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Mine or Operating Name/MSHA
Identification Number

 

Contests of
Citations,
Orders (as of
December 31,
2011)

 

Contests of
Proposed
Penalties (as of
December 31,
2011)

 

Complaints for
Compensation (as
of December 31,
2011)

 

Complaints of
Discharge,
Discrimination or
Interference (as of
December 31, 2011)

 

Applications for
Temporary Relief
(as of December 31,
2011)

 

Appeals of Judges’
Decisions or Orders
(as of December 31,
2011)

 

ADDCAR 11 HWM / 46-08799

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Lone Mountain Clover Fork / 15-18647

 

2

 

3

 

 

 

 

3

 

Flint Ridge Mine #2 / 15-18991

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

Flint Ridge Mine #1 / 15-18850

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Knott County Kathleen / 15-19447

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

Hazard Kentucky River Loading / 15-13495

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Hazard Thunder Ridge / 15-17746

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Hazard First Creek / 15-19281

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Hazard Bearville / 15-19416

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Hazard Rowdy Gap Mine / 15-18048

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Powell Mt. Mayflower Plant / 44-05605

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Powell Mt. Mine #1 / 15-18734

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

Knott County Raven #1 / 15-18949

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

Knott County Lige Hollow / 15-19497

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Knott County Classic Mine / 15-18522

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

Knott County Calvary / 15-17110

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Knott County Clean Energy / 15-18393

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Knott County Apollo / 15-19240

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Vindex Bismarck / 46-09369

 

1

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

Vindex Energy / 46-02151

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Vindex Douglas / 18-00749

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Skyline Mine #3 / 42-01566

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Sufco / 42-00089

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

Dugout Canyon Mine / 42-01890

 

1

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

Cumberland River Band Mill Mine /

44-06816

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Cumberland River Blue Ridge Surface /

15-18769

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Cumberland River Band Mill #2 / 15-18705

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

Cumberland River Blue Ridge #1 / 15-19228

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

6



 

Beckley Pocahontas Mine / 46-05252

 

1

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

Beckley Pocahontas Plant / 46-09216

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Wolf Run Sawmill Run Prep Plant /

46-05544

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

Wolf Run Imperial Mine / 46-09115

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

Sentinel Mine / 46-04168

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

1

 

Sentinel Prep Plant / 46-08777

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

Wolf Run Sago / 46-08071

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

Mingo Logan Mountaineer II / 46-09029

 

1

 

38

 

 

 

 

 

Mingo Logan Cardinal Prep Plant /

46-09046

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Black Thunder / 48-00977

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

West Elk Mine / 05-03672

 

4

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

Viper Mine / 11-02664

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

7