# Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at Barry-Wehmiller Design Group
> OSHA SIR `2016043080` · 4/13/2016 · CAZENOVIA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Chemical products, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Barry-Wehmiller Design Group
- **Location:** Empire Farmsted Brewery, CAZENOVIA, NEW YORK, 13035
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a clean-in-place process using pressurized 2% caustic solution when the hose connection broke, spraying the employee and causing a 2nd degree burn to the employee's left forearm. The employee was hospitalized.

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