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BYK Additives Inc. operator

Controlled by Altana Group (Germany)

MSHA operator ID: L12358

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 51
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 2000–2017

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

119

citations

significant & substantial

$55,506

proposed penalties

$45,491

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

OTHER 1 fatality · 2 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 18 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 13 non-fatal
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 6 non-fatal
MACHINERY 4 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 3 non-fatal

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Mines on record

BYK USA LLC Plants & Pits TX

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.