ACTIVE / CONTROLLER PORTFOLIO

Altana Group (Germany)

Membership and operating status are from the latest MSHA Mines snapshot. Open a mine for its ownership history.

MSHA CONTROLLER ID0113325

MINE PORTFOLIO

1 of 1 mines and facilities

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13. Active records; production reporting is not required.

MineLocation / typeCoal · short tonsHours workedViolationsAccident recordsOn-site inspection hours
BYK USA LLC Plants & Pits4100298 · Active6/8 quarters reportedGonzales, TXSurface · MSHA: Common Clays NEC0457,64912369.5

LOCATION

Mine location

1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.

Mine coordinates

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13Applies to production, safety and portfolio metrics. Silica samples have separate filters.

Violations

12

1 significant & substantial (S&S)

  1. 2025 Q10
  2. 2025 Q23
  3. 2025 Q30
  4. 2025 Q40
  5. 2026 Q14
  6. 2026 Q20
  7. 2026 Q35
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Accident records

3

0 records classified as fatality

  1. 2025 Q10
  2. 2025 Q20
  3. 2025 Q31
  4. 2025 Q41
  5. 2026 Q11
  6. 2026 Q20
  7. 2026 Q30
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Proposed penalties · USD

1,661.00

11 of 12 violations with amounts

  1. 2025 Q1—
  2. 2025 Q2453
  3. 2025 Q3—
  4. 2025 Q4—
  5. 2026 Q1604
  6. 2026 Q2—
  7. 2026 Q3604
  8. 2026 Q4 *—

On-site inspection hours

69.50

4 inspections · 4 with hours

  1. 2025 Q1—
  2. 2025 Q225.50
  3. 2025 Q3—
  4. 2025 Q4—
  5. 2026 Q126.75
  6. 2026 Q2—
  7. 2026 Q317.25
  8. 2026 Q4 *—
Quarterly safety data
QuarterViolationsS&SProposed USDAccident recordsFatality recordsInspectionsOn-site hours
2025-Q100—000—
2025-Q230453.0000125.5
2025-Q300—100—
2025-Q400—100—
2026-Q140604.0010126.8
2026-Q200—000—
2026-Q351604.0000217.3
2026-Q4 *00—000—

Most cited CFR sections

All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.

Safety activity

  1. violation5178279
    BYK USA LLC Plants & Pits · 4100298

    56.14132(a) · $151.00 proposed

  2. violation5178278
    BYK USA LLC Plants & Pits · 4100298

    56.14132(a) · $151.00 proposed

  3. violation5178277
    BYK USA LLC Plants & Pits · 4100298

    56.4402 · $151.00 proposed

  4. violation5178276
    BYK USA LLC Plants & Pits · 4100298

    56.14132(b)(1)(i) · S&S · $151.00 proposed

  5. violation5178275
    BYK USA LLC Plants & Pits · 4100298

    56.12030

  6. inspectionF041242
    BYK USA LLC Plants & Pits · 4100298

    Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 17.3 on-site hours

  7. inspectionF043C8C
    BYK USA LLC Plants & Pits · 4100298

    Spot Inspection · 0.0 on-site hours

  8. accident220260970009
    BYK USA LLC Plants & Pits · 4100298

    POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee walking up ramp bent over to retrieve an object. A forklift operator backing down the ramp with a load did not see the employee, knocked EE to the side of the forklift and ran over EE's right foot. X-rays did not show any fractures. The ER released employee to work with no restrictions. A doctor visit on 4/2/26 prescribed light duty until swelling subsides.

  9. violation5007949
    BYK USA LLC Plants & Pits · 4100298

    50.30(a) · $151.00 proposed

  10. violation5007948
    BYK USA LLC Plants & Pits · 4100298

    56.4200(b)(2) · $151.00 proposed

  11. violation5002371
    BYK USA LLC Plants & Pits · 4100298

    56.12004 · $151.00 proposed

  12. violation5002370
    BYK USA LLC Plants & Pits · 4100298

    56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed

  13. inspectionF02897B
    BYK USA LLC Plants & Pits · 4100298

    Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 26.8 on-site hours

  14. accident220253170566
    BYK USA LLC Plants & Pits · 4100298

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT

    Accident narrative

    Plant Electrician was responding to a pump outage and was walking to the area when they took a step off step onto a concrete walkway and slipped. The employee fell backwards and fell against the corner of the fiberglass step, breaking one rib.

  15. accident220252400021
    BYK USA LLC Plants & Pits · 4100298

    HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Operator was standing on third rung of 6' step ladder while attempting to open a steam valve with a pipe wrench. They were using one hand on wrench and holding onto an adjacent valve with other hand when valve broke loose and they fell backwards off ladder onto concrete floor. Bruised heel of left foot and lower back. X-rays did not show any fractures.

  16. violation9797992
    BYK USA LLC Plants & Pits · 4100298

    56.12004 · $151.00 proposed

  17. violation9797991
    BYK USA LLC Plants & Pits · 4100298

    56.12032 · $151.00 proposed

  18. violation9797990
    BYK USA LLC Plants & Pits · 4100298

    56.12002 · $151.00 proposed

  19. inspectionF018775
    BYK USA LLC Plants & Pits · 4100298

    Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 25.5 on-site hours

Safety sources and definitions

MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-13.

Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.

Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.

S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.

Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.

Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.

CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.

SELECTED PORTFOLIO

1 linked operator.

Relationships reflect the selected mine status and current MSHA controller/operator fields.