# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Emory Saint Joseph Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2016043156` · 4/15/2016 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Cleaning and polishing agents, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Emory Saint Joseph Hospital
- **Location:** 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30342
- **NAICS:** 524114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing the cassette in a large commercial kitchen dishwasher when the solution inside the dishwasher spilled out onto the employee's feet. The employee suffered a chemical burn and was hospitalized with an infection.

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