# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Blue Line Corparation
> OSHA SIR `2015096301` · 9/1/2015 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Nitric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** Blue Line Corparation
- **Location:** 3443 E Commerce St, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78220
- **NAICS:** 325188
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing 1" piping from a reactor vessel for cleaning purposes. While removing the piping with a wrench tool, nitric acid leaked from the system and caused chemical burns to the employee's face and both arms.

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