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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220003620034 · 12/19/2000 · Battle Mountain Gold Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Carpenter
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
ACIDS,ALKALI,WET CEMENT
Nature of injury
BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Battle Mountain Gold Company
Operator
Battle Mountain Gold Company
Mine
2600550

Narrative

EMPLOYEES PERFORMING DEMOLITION TO DISMANTLE AN IDLE PLANT, WHICH WAS PRESENTED TO US AS THOROUGHLY FLUSHED AND DRAINED NUMEROUS TIMES, WERE SPRAYED WITH CONCENTRATED CAUSTIC SODA SOLUTION WHE N THEY BROKE INTO A LINE THAT HAD NEVER BEEN FLUSHED. EMPLOYEES RECEIVED CHEMICAL BURNS TO FACE AND NECK AND TORSO AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT.PLANT CONFIRMS SOME LINES WEREN'T FLUSHED.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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