# First degree chemical burns and corrosions at Hexion, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016032617` · 3/29/2016 · DEER PARK, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** First degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Phenol
- **Secondary source:** Container caps, lids, covers
## Employer
- **Name:** Hexion, Inc.
- **Location:** 5900 highway 225, DEER PARK, TEXAS, 77536
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transporting a sample container containing phenol from a microwave to a lab fume hood. The septum on the cap of the container unexpectedly burst, spraying a mist of the content into the employee's face and causing first degree facial burns. The employee's eyes were protected at the time of the incident.

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