# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016042962` · 4/8/2016 · HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **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:** Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc.
- **Location:** 1340 Hal Greer Boulevard, HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25701
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 8, 2016, at approximately 12:30 p.m., a maintenance employee was standing on a stepladder, working above the ceiling. The employee was using PVC cutters to cut into a clogged pipe. When the pipe was cut, a corrosive liquid showered onto the employee's head, face, and arms. The employee received chemical burns and was hospitalized

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