# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Sochem Solutions, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015042288` · 4/23/2015 · GONZALES, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Sochem Solutions, Inc.
- **Location:** 3125 S. Burnside Ave., GONZALES, LOUISIANA, 70737
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were using a forklift to lift a chemical tote bag that was being used to blend chemicals together. A chemical reaction occurred, causing the chemicals in the tote bag to spill out over the top of the tote and onto the employees who were underneath. Both employees were hospitalized with chemical burns.

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