EX-95 7 d272862dex95.htm MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE Mine Safety Disclosure

EXHIBIT 95

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

The operation of our quarries is subject to regulation by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration, or MSHA, under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, or the Mine Act. Set forth below is the required information regarding certain mining safety and health matters for the three month period ended December 31, 2011 for our locations with reportable information. 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 of the quarry, (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, and are sometimes dismissed.

 

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		      Total Number
of Mining
Related
Fatalities		      Legal Actions
Pending as of
Last Day of
Period		     Legal
Actions
Initiated
During
Period		      Legal
Actions
Resolved
During
Period		  
American Gypsum Company Albuquerque, NM (2900181)      0         0         0         0         0       $ 200         0         0        0         0   
Mountain Cement Company Laramie, WY (4800007)      0         0         0         0         0       $ 0         0         4 (1)      0         0   
Nevada Cement Company Fernley, NV (2600015)      0         0         0         0         0       $ 0         0         0        0         6   

 

(1) Of the 4 legal actions pending as of the last day of the period, 1 is a pre-penalty contest and 3 are penalty contests.