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BYK Additives Inc.Mining Incidents in 2002

All MSHA-reportable accidents at BYK Additives Inc. operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2002
0
Total incidents
2
Year
2002

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
  2. 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident

All incidents in 2002

BYK Additives Inc.
Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING ACETATE GEL TESTS. HE TAPPED JAR ON THE COUNTER TO RELEASE AIR BUBBLES AND THE GEL FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE REMOVED SAFETY GLASSES WHEN RUNNING TESTS BECAUSE THEY WERE UNCOMFORTABLE TO WEAR ALONG WITH RESPIRATOR.

BYK Additives Inc.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING HAND HELD KNIFE & SHARPENING TOOL IMPROPERLY. HE WAS NOT KEEPING HIS EYES ON TASK, SLASHING KNIFE ACROSS THE BACK OF HIS HAND. CUT FOREFINGER & THUMB OF LEFT HAND NEEDING SUTURES.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to BYK Additives Inc.'s numeric MSHA operator ID.