EX-95 11 d695513dex95.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 March 31, 2014 (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       $ 1.0         0         6         0         0   

15-19396

      1         0         0         0         0         0.0         0         0         0         0   

44-03010

      4         0         0         0         0         1.0         0         1         1         3   

40-07199(5)

      6         0         0         0         0         0.0         0         4         0         3   

YGX (6)

      0         0         0         0         0         0.0         0         3         0         0   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Totals

      11         0         0         0         0       $ 2.0         0         14         1         6   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Perry County

                              

15-05485(7)

      1         0         0         0         0       $ 1.0         0         7         4         20   

15-18565

      11         0         0         0         0         7.0         0         33         7         23   

15-18662

      1         0         0         0         0         2.0         0         40         9         4   

15-19015

      4         0         0         0         0         8.0         0         58         18         5   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Totals

      17         0         0         0         0       $ 18.0         0         138         38         52   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Premier Elkhorn

                              

15-16470

      0         0         0         0         0       $ 0.0         0         0         0         0   

15-18823

      2         0         0         0         0         8.0         0         8         2         0   

15-18946

      3         0         0         0         0         0.0         0         0         0         0   

15-19622

      0         0         0         0         0         2.0         0         0         0         0   

15-19649

      0         0         0         0         0         0.0         0         0         0         0   

15-19721

      0         0         0         0         0         0.0         0         0         0         0   

A906(8)

      0         0         0         0         0         0.0         0         0         0         0   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Totals

      5         0         0         0         0       $ 10.0         0         8         2         0   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Grand Totals

      33         0         0         0         0       $ 30.0         0         160         41         58   

 

1. Based on data obtained from MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System as of April 1, 2014 for the 1st quarter of 2014.
2. No TECO Coal Corporation mining entity has received written notice that it meets the requirements of a Pattern of Violations (POV) during the reporting period.
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. In addition to the number of “Legal Actions Resolved During the Period”, one vacated citation that was shown “In Contest” in the 2013 year-end report is no longer within the MSHA MDRS, and are therefore no longer reflected on this report.
6. 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.
7. In addition to the number of “Legal Actions Resolved During the Period”, one vacated citation that was shown “In Contest” in the 2013 year-end report is no longer within the MSHA MDRS, and is therefore no longer reflected on this report.
8. 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.