# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at CHS Primeland
> OSHA SIR `2015031157` · 3/12/2015 · CRAIGMONT, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple mouth locations
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ingestion of harmful substance
- **Source:** Ammonia and ammonium compounds, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** CHS Primeland
- **Location:** 707 E Highway 95, CRAIGMONT, IDAHO, 83523
- **NAICS:** 423990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

When an employee disconnected a rinse hose connection from his truck, residual ammonium hydroxide (liquid ammonia) sprayed him in the face and got in his mouth. He was wearing chemical resistant gloves, goggles, and coveralls. His injuries include a minor burn to his lower lip and a 1/2-inch white patch on the tip of his tongue.

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