# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at EQ Florida Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016042739` · 4/1/2016 · MULBERRY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(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:** EQ Florida Inc.
- **Location:** Tampa Electric Power Plant, MULBERRY, FLORIDA, 33860
- **NAICS:** 562910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While clearing a chemical hose line, an employee was sprayed/splashed with concentrated sulfuric acid. He suffered chemical burns on his left thigh.

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