# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at MORETRENCH AMERICAN CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2016043102` · 4/13/2016 · ROCKAWAY, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Cement, mortar mix-wet
## Employer
- **Name:** MORETRENCH AMERICAN CORPORATION
- **Location:** 100 STICKLE AVENUE P.O. BOX 316, ROCKAWAY, NEW JERSEY, 07866
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 4/13/16, an employee was working on a road/street/underpass project, installing "mini piles" that consisted of digging holes and inserting rebar, casing, and grout/lye. Grout/lye entered the employee's rubber boot, burning his right foot and requiring hospitalization.

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