# Dermatitis and reactions affecting the skin-acute, unspecified at ShopRite of New Rochelle
> OSHA SIR `2016031919` · 3/3/2016 · NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Dermatitis and reactions affecting the skin-acute, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Solvents, degreasers, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** ShopRite of New Rochelle
- **Location:** 8 Joyce Road, NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK, 10801
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to help clean deli equipment using a chemical degreaser. The container  of concentrated degreasing chemical fell, causing the chemical to spill out and contact the employee's leg.  The employee suffered severe skin irritation.

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