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December 19, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal carpenter HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Battle Mountain Gold Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEES PERFORMING DEMOLITION TO DISMANTLE AN IDLE PLANT, WHICH WAS PRESENTED TO US AS THOROUGHLY FLUSHED AND DRAINED NUMEROUS TIMES, WERE SPRAYED WITH CONCENTRATED CAUSTIC SODA SOLUTION WHE N THEY BROKE INTO A LINE THAT HAD NEVER BEEN FLUSHED. EMPLOYEES RECEIVED CHEMICAL BURNS TO FACE AND NECK AND TORSO AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT.PLANT CONFIRMS SOME LINES WEREN'T FLUSHED.

December 19, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Battle Mountain Gold Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

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.

December 19, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Battle Mountain Gold Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

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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