HANDLING OF MATERIALS

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

220003630024 · 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: Working with chemicals
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

EES PERFORMING DEMOLITION DUTIES TO DISMANTLE AN IDLE PLANT, WHICH WAS PRESENTED TO US AS THROUGHLY FLUSHED AND DRAINED, NUMEROUS TIMES, WER4E SPRAYED WITH CONCENTRATED CAUSTIC SODA SOLUTION W HEN THE BROKE INTO A LINE THAT HAD NEVER BEEN FLUSHED. EES RECEIVED CHENICAL BURNS TO FAC, 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