# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `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:** Battle Mountain Gold Company
- **Operator:** Battle Mountain Gold Company
- **Mine:** [2600550](https://api.ai-analytics.org/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.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*