Mining Incidents

BYK Additives Inc. operator

Controlled by Altana Group (Germany)
MSHA operator ID: L12358
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
99
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1991–2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
119
citations
14
significant & substantial
$55,506
proposed penalties
$45,491
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,015 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
65
inspections on record
1,438
inspection hours
8.3
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
119 citations across 1,438 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$56K
proposed penalties
$45K
current assessed
$45K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
108 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-01-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2017
1
2016
2
2015
2
2014
5
2013
7
2012
5
2011
6
2010
1
2009
2
2008
3
2007
1
2006
1
2005
2
2004
1
2003
3 (1f)
2002
2
2001
6
2000
1
1999
2
1998
8
1997
4
1996
7
1995
5
1994
4
1993
7
1992
9
1991
2

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
February 11, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · OTHER
BYK Additives Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS INSIDE MIXING TANK WHEN A STEAM SPARGER OPENED AND RELEASED STEAM RESULTING IN A FATALITY.

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