HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Battle Mountain Gold Company
Start: 12/19/2000

220003620059 · 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: Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CHEMICALS,CHEM COMP,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.5 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE PERFORMING DEMOLITION DUTIES TO DISMANTLE AN IDLE PLANT, WHICH WAS PRESENTED TO USE AS THOUGROUGHLY FLUSHED AND DRAINED, NUMEROUS TIMES, WERE SPRAYED WITH CONCENTRATED CAUSTIC SODA SOLUTION WHEN THEY BROKE INTO A LINE THAT HAD NEVER BEEN FLUSHED. EE RECEIVED CHEMICAL BURNS TO FACE, NECK AND TORSO AS A RESULT OF INCIDENT. PLANT NOW CONFIRMS SOME LINES WERE NOT FLUSHED.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown