# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Univar
> OSHA SIR `2015118757` · 11/19/2015 · ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sulfuric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** Univar
- **Location:** 627 Sugar Run Road, ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA, 16601
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee received chemical burns to the right forearm while transferring 98% pure sulfuric acid from a tank truck.

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