# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CO., INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016021535` · 2/18/2016 · WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Multiple acids
## Employer
- **Name:** WESTFIELD ELECTROPLATING CO., INC.
- **Location:** 68 NORTH ELM STREET, WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01085
- **NAICS:** 332813
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about February 18, 2016, an employee was processing a part down the chemical film line when the employee was exposed to hydrofluoric and nitric-mixed acid solutions, which chemically burned the employee's right thumb.

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