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EXHIBIT 95

MSHA CITATIONS AND LITIGATION

On July 21, 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 Securities and Exchange Commission. This information is related to the enforcement of the Mine Act by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).

The Dodd-Frank Act and the subsequent implementing regulation issued by the SEC require disclosure of the following categories of violations, orders and citations: (1) Section 104 S&S Citations, which are citations issued for violations of mandatory health or safety standards that could significantly and substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a mine safety or health hazard; (2) Section 104(b) Orders, which are orders issued upon a follow up inspection where the inspector finds the violation previously cited has not been totally abated in the prescribed time period; (3) Section 104(d) Citations and Orders, which are issued upon violations of mandatory health or safety standards caused by an unwarrantable failure of the operator to comply with the standards; (4) Section 110(b)(2) Violations, which result from the reckless and repeated failure to eliminate a known violation; (5) Section 107(a) Orders, which are given when MSHA determines that an imminent danger exists and results in an order of immediate withdrawal from the area of the mine affected by the condition; and (6) written 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 mine health or safety hazards under Section 104(e). In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act requires the disclosure of the total dollar value of proposed assessments from MSHA under the Mine Act and the total number of mining related fatalities.

The following disclosures are made pursuant to Section 1503.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, none of our operations: (i) received Section 104(b) Orders; (ii) received Section 104(s) unwarrantable Citations or Orders; (iii) had any flagrant violations under Section 110(b)(2); (iv) received notice from MSHA of a pattern of violations of mandatory health or safety standards under Section 104(e); or (v) had any mining-related fatalities.

 

Exhibit 95 – Page 1

FIRST QUARTER 2012

The table below sets forth, by mine, the total number of citations and/or orders issued by MSHA during the period covered by this report under the indicated provisions of the Mine Act, together with the total dollar value of proposed assessments, if any, from MSHA, received during the three months ended March 31, 2012. Of our 241 active MSHA-regulated facilities during the quarter, we received 127 federal mine safety inspections at 114 facilities during the reporting period. Of our inspected facilities, 103 did not receive any reportable citations or orders.

 

Name of Operation   Number of
Inspections		     Total
Number
of S&S
Citations		    

Mine Act
§ 104(b)

Orders

    

Mine Act

§ 104(d)

Citations
and
Orders

     Mine Act
§ 110(b)(2)
Violations		    

Mine Act
§ 107(a)

Orders

    

Total Dollar
Value of
Proposed
MSHA

Assessments

(dollars in

thousands)

     Total
Number
of Mining
Related
Fatalities		    

Received
Written
Notice
under
Mine Act
§ 104(e)

(yes/no)

  

1604 STONE, TX

     1        1        0        0        0        0        0        0        No   

BIG ROCK CREEK, CA

     1        1        0        0        0        0        0        0        No   

CALERA, AL

     1        1        0        0        0        0        0        0        No   

CENTRAL, KY

     2        1        0        0        0        0        0.2        0        No   

FRANKLIN QUARRY, WI

     1        1        0        0        0        0        0        0        No   

LAKESHORE, AL

     1        1        0        0        0        0        0        0        No   

LITHIA SPRINGS, GA

     1        1        0        0        0        0        0        0        No   

NOTASULGA QUARRY, AL

     2        1        0        0        0        0        0.2        0        No   

SANGER S&G, CA

     1        2        0        0        0        0        5.6        0        No   

SAVANNAH QUARRY, TN

     4        2        0        0        0        1        0        0        No   

SUN VALLEY S&G, CA

     1        1        0        0        0        0        0        0        No   

OTHER OPERATIONS - 103

     111        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        No   

Total

     127        13        0        0        0        1        6.1        0           

The total dollar value of proposed assessments received during the three months ended March 31, 2012 for all other citations, as well as proposed assessments received during the reporting period for citations previously issued, is $69,000.

The table below sets forth, by mine, category of legal action and number of legal actions pending before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission as of March 31, 2012.

 

     Number of Legal Actions  
Name of Operation  

Contest

Penalty

    

Contest

Citations

    

Complaint of

Discharge,

Discrimination

  

1604 STONE, TX

     1        0        0   

ADAIRSVILLE, GA

     2        0        0   

ATHENS QUARRY, TN

     1        0        0   

BARTLETT UG BLUFF CITY, IL

     4        0        2   

BLACK ANGUS SAND & GRAVEL, AZ

     1        0        0   

BLACK ROCK QUARRY, AR

     1        0        0   

BLAIRSVILLE QUARRY, GA

     1        1        0   

BOLINGBROOK STONE, IL

     1        1        0   

BROWNWOOD, TX

     1        0        0   

CALCIUM PLANT, FL

     1        0        0   

CENTRAL SERVICES, VA

     1        2        0   

CHEROKEE QUARRY, AL

     1        0        0   

CHILDERSBURG QUARRY, AL

     1        0        0   

CLARKSVILLE QUARRY, TN

     1        0        0   

CLEVELAND QUARRY, TN

     1        0        0   

COLUMBIA UG, TN

     1        0        0   

DABNEY ASPHALT QUARRY, TX

     1        0        0   

DALE, VA

     2        0        0   

DANLEY QUARRY, TN

     1        0        0   

ELKTON QUARRY, VA

     1        0        0   

ELLIJAY QUARRY, GA

     1        0        0   

ENKA QUARRY, NC

     1        0        0   

ESCAMBIA QUARRY, AL

     1        0        0   

FORT KNOX, KY

     1        0        0   

FORT PAYNE, AL

     1        0        0   

FORT PIERCE MINE, FL

     1        0        0   

FRANCESVILLE, IN

     1        0        0   

FRANKLIN QUARRY, TN

     1        0        0   

GRAND RIVERS QUARRY, KY

     4        0        0   

GRANDIN SAND PLANT, FL

     1        0        0   

HANOVER, PA

     3        0        0   

HARRISON COUNTY QUARRY, IN

     1        0        0   

HAVRE DE GRACE QUARRY, MD

     1        0        0   

HELOTES STONE, TX

     1        0        0   

 

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Table continued from prior page   Number of Legal Actions  
Name of Operation  

Contest

Penalty

    

Contest

Citations

    

Complaint of

Discharge,

Discrimination

  

HENDERSONVILLE QUARRY, NC

     1        0        0   

HOUSTON YARD, TX

     1        0        0   

JACK QUARRY, VA

     2        0        0   

KEUKA INDUSTRIAL SAND PLANT, FL

     1        0        0   

LACON, AL

     1        0        0   

LARAWAY, IL

     1        0        0   

LAWRENCEVILLE QUARRY, VA

     2        0        0   

LEMONT, IL

     2        0        0   

MACON, GA

     1        0        0   

MACON QUARRY, IL

     1        0        0   

MANASSAS QUARRY, VA

     1        0        0   

MANTENO, IL

     2        0        0   

MAYNARDVILLE QUARRY, TN

     1        0        0   

MCCOOK QUARRY, IL

     2        0        0   

MECKLINBURG QUARRY, VA

     1        0        0   

MESA SAND & GRAVEL, AZ

     1        0        0   

MIAMI QUARRY, FL

     2        0        0   

MORRISTOWN QUARRY, TN

     1        0        0   

MSD MACHINE & SERVICE, TN

     1        0        0   

N. WILKESBORO-115 QUARRY, NC

     1        0        0   

NEW BRISTOL QUARRY, TN

     1        0        0   

NOTASULGA, AL

     1        0        0   

PARSONS QUARRY, TN

     1        0        0   

PINEVILLE QUARRY, NC

     1        0        0   

POCOMOKE CITY SAND & GRAVEL, MD

     2        0        0   

POLK SAND PLANT, FL

     1        0        0   

PRIDE QUARRY, AL

     1        0        0   

PUDDLEDOCK, VA

     2        0        0   

RABUN, GA

     1        0        0   

RACINE, WI

     1        0        0   

RICHMOND QUARRY, VA

     2        0        0   

ROYAL STONE, VA

     1        0        0   

SANDERS (WARRENTON) QUARRY, VA

     4        3        0   

SAVANNAH QUARRY, TN

     1        0        0   

SHELBYVILLE QUARRY, TN

     2        6        0   

SMITH GROVE QUARRY, NC

     1        0        0   

SOUTH RUSSELLVILLE , AL

     1        0        0   

SPRUCE PINE QUARRY, NC

     2        0        0   

SWEETWATER QUARRY, TN

     1        0        0   

SYCAMORE STONE, IL

     1        0        0   

TAMPA CEMENT GRINDING PLANT, FL

     4        0        0   

TAMPA YARD, FL

     1        0        0   

TRINITY QUARRY, AL

     1        0        0   

TSB CEMENT PLANT, FL

     5        0        0   

WILSON COUNTY QUARRY, TN

     1        10        0   

WITHERSPOON SAND PLANT, FL

     2        0        0   

The table below sets forth, by mine, category of legal action and number of legal actions filed before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

 

     Number of Legal Actions  
Name of Operation  

Contest

Penalty

    

Contest

Citations

    

Complaint of

Discharge,

Discrimination

  

FORT KNOX, KY

     1        0        0   

KEUKA INDUSTRIAL SAND PLANT, FL

     1        0        0   

MESA SAND & GRAVEL, AZ

     1        0        0   

TAMPA CEMENT GRINDING PLANT, FL

     1        0        0   

TSB CEMENT PLANT, FL

     1        0        0   

 

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The table below sets forth, by mine, category of legal action and number of legal actions resolved by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

 

     Number of Legal Actions  
Name of Operation  

Contest

Penalty

    

Contest

Citations

    

Complaint of

Discharge,

Discrimination

  

BROOKSVILLE PLANT, FL

     1        0        0   

HELENA QUARRY, AL

     2        0        0   

KANKAKEE, IL

     1        0        0   

 

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