EX-95 11 ex95-gvax12312011.htm EXHIBIT 95 EX95-GVA-12.31.2011


Exhibit 95
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
We operate surface mines in the western United States to produce construction aggregates. 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 (the “Mine Act”). MSHA conducted 73 and 100 inspections at 47 and 40 of our mines during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. There were no reportable citations or orders following 60 and 43 of those inspections during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The chart below contains information regarding certain mining safety and health citations or orders that MSHA issued during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 associated with our mining operations. With respect to this information, it should be noted that: (i) the number of citations and orders will vary depending on the size of the 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, may be reduced in severity and amount or dismissed.
(dollars in thousands)
Year Ended
Year Ended
 
December 31, 2011
December 31, 2010
Name of Mine
Section 1041
Proposed Assessments2
Section 1041
Proposed Assessments2
Alaska Portable Crusher #1

$

2

$

Arvin Pit
1

0.5

2

3.3

Axton Wash Plant


1

0.2

Birchwood


1

0.9

Bradshaw Pit

1.2

2

1.8

Capay Facilities


16

2.1

Chemical Lime Quarry
1

2.0



Circle T Ranch Pit
2

0.4



Coalinga Pit
3

1.3

1

3.2

Felton Quarry

0.3

3

21.7

Ford Gravel

0.4

4

1.6

Fountain Springs


6

4.0

Freeman Quarry
1

1.6

3

1.3

Gardner Pit

0.1

2

0.8

Handley Ranch


1

4.0

Highway 175 Quarry
4

0.3

2

0.3

Indio Plant
1

4.2

1

1.2

Lockwood Quarry
1

1.1

2

2.7

Pacific Heights Pit

0.1

2

0.9

Rosemary
1

1.2

2

0.4

Sacramento Portable Crusher #1


1

0.5

Santa Barbara Portable


3

1.1

Smith River Pit


1

0.3

Swan Pit

0.2

3

1.2

Tangerine Road Pit

0.3

3

1.1

Vernalis Plant

0.4

5

1.5

Wade Sand Pit


1

0.2

Other

1.8


1.7

Total
15

$
17.4

70

$
58.0

1The total number of 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 the MSHA.
2The total dollar value of proposed assessments from the MSHA under the Mine Act.

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During the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, with respect to our mines:
MSHA did not issue any orders requiring persons to be withdrawn from the areas affected by any alleged violations of mandatory health or safety standards under Section 104(b) of the Mine Act.
MSHA did not identify any flagrant violations under Section 110(b)(2) of the Mine Act.
We did not experience any mining-related fatalities.
We did not receive written notice of a pattern of violations of mandatory health or safety standards from MSHA under Section 104(e) of the Mine Act or written notice of the potential to have a pattern of violations of mandatory health or safety standards from MSHA.
MSHA did not issue any citations and orders for an alleged unwarrantable failure of the mine operator to comply with mandatory health or safety standards under Section 104(d) of the Mine Act during the year ended December 31, 2011. During the year ended December 31, 2010, one such citation and order was issued each to our Felton Quarry Plant, Ford Gravel Plant and Lockwood Quarry Plant.
MSHA did not issue any imminent danger orders requiring immediate withdrawal from the affected areas under Section 107(a) of the Mine Act during the year ended December 31, 2011 and issued one imminent danger order during the year ended December 31, 2010 requiring immediate withdrawal from the affected area to our Felton Quarry Plant.
Three and 33 of the citations issued during 2011 and 2010, respectively, are the subject of a formal appeal before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.


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