Mining Incidents

BYK Additives Inc.Mining Incidents in 2017

All MSHA-reportable accidents at BYK Additives Inc. operations in 2017. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2017
0
Total incidents
1
Year
2017

Top incident classifications

  1. 01MACHINERY1 incident

All incidents in 2017

Struck by falling object

Two Maintenance mechanics were using an overhead crane to lower a mill down onto some metal cribbing for rebuild, when the lifting bolts failed and the mill fell approximately two feet to the Shop floor. The mill struck one of the mechanic's left forearm, resulting in swollen and bruised forearm.

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.