# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at TRANSWOOD INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016032611` · 3/28/2016 · AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TRANSWOOD INC.
- **Location:** 4278 Mike Padgett Hwy, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 30906
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering a caustic truckload at a client's site. The hose was disconnected under residual pressure, and it hit the employee's helmet, displacing the face shield and spilling caustic solution on the face, mouth, and neck areas. The employee suffered chemical burns.

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