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

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