# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220052380003` · 08/19/2005 · Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc.
## 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:** ARM,NEC
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.31 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** International Uranium Corp
- **Operator:** Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc.
- **Mine:** [4201429](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4201429)
## Narrative

Employee received caustic burns to both arms when material splashed up in the sleeves of his wet gear.  PPE was not wore correctly.  Employee then did not flush the area until after an hour had gone by.  Then the employee washed the area for five minutes and then used a scrub brush on the affected areas.  This caused the blisters that had arisen to rupture.

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