# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220121290033` · 05/02/2012 · Robindale Energy Services, 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:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** CHEMICALS,CHEM COMP,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
- **Body part:** UPPER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 8 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Robindale Energy Services Inc
- **Operator:** Robindale Energy Services, Inc.
- **Mine:** [3609954](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3609954)
## Narrative

Employee was spraying detergent on the boom of the PC400 excavator with a 1 1/2 gallon garden sprayer. Some of the detergent ran down his arm and got between his rubber gloves and Tyvek suit, causing redness and irritation to his right wrist and left forearm.

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