# Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at Georgia-Pacific Monticello, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015052922` · 5/16/2015 · MONTICELLO, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Lime
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia-Pacific Monticello, LLC
- **Location:** 604 N.A. Sandifer Road, MONTICELLO, MISSISSIPPI, 39654
- **NAICS:** 322130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Around 1:30 AM on Saturday, May 16, 2015, an employee who had been washing accumulated spilled lime near an area utility drain stepped into dry lime, which came up over and into his ~10-inch tall steel-toed work boots. He received third degree chemical burns to his feet and lower legs and was hospitalized.

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