October 24, 2005
PA · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee was rolling up rubber hose that had previously contained caustic soda. Some of the caustic soda residue from within the hose contacted his pants. The individual washed off his pant leg however some of the chemical contacted his skin causing chemical burns and irritation to his lower leg.