# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Gilchrist Construction Company, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015052912` · 5/16/2015 · ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **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
- **Secondary source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Gilchrist Construction Company, LLC
- **Location:** 5303 3rd St., ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA, 71302
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a hose from an asphalt truck. When the employee unhooked the hose, the oil remaining in the hose splashed back onto the employee's left arm, causing chemical burns. He was hospitalized.

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