Contact with hot objects or substances
EE WAS INSIDE MIXING TANK WHEN A STEAM SPARGER OPENED AND RELEASED STEAM RESULTING IN A FATALITY.
BYK Additives Inc.Mining Incidents in 2003
All MSHA-reportable accidents at BYK Additives Inc. operations in 2003. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2003
- 1
- Total incidents
- 3
- Year
- 2003
Top incident classifications
- 01OTHER2 incidents
- 02POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
All incidents in 2003
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
OPERATOR WAS TRANSPORTING PALLET OF MATERIAL. AFTER COMPLETING A 90 DEGREE TURN, HE ACCELERATED. FORKLIFT WHEELS WERE NOT COMPLETELY STRAIGHT CAUSING FORKLIFT TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS INTO EQUIPMENT WALKWAY. EMPLOYEE'S HAND SLIPPED FROM GEARSHIFT LEVER AND WAS PINNED BETWEEN WALKWAY STRUCTURE & FORKLIFT ROPS SUPPORT CAUSING A FRACTURE OF BONES.
Struck by flying object
EE WAS WORKING IN SPECIALTY PRODUCTS DEPT. WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.