# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at IBM CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2015021288` · 2/10/2015 · HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Hydrogen fluoride, hydrofluoric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** IBM CORPORATION
- **Location:** 2070 ROUTE 52, HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NEW YORK, 12533
- **NAICS:** 334413
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee was working in the Wets Tool Area which has hydrofluoric acid (HF) in the wafer and tool area.  The employee was exposed to HF and was sent to the Burn Unit in Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA.  The employee is scheduled for skin graft surgery.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*