BYK USA LLC operator
Controlled by
Altana Group (Germany)
MSHA operator ID: 0149493
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 21
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2017–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
91
citations
6
significant & substantial
$27,492
proposed penalties
$24,596
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,896 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
32
inspections on record
837
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 837 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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.$27K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
91 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 8 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 6 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) 1 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
1
2025
2
2024
2
2023
3
2021
2
2020
1
2019
4
2018
2
2017
4
Mines on record
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