# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at SNF Holding Company
> OSHA SIR `2016076034` · 7/6/2016 · RICEBORO, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Acids, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** SNF Holding Company
- **Location:** 1 Chemical Plant Rd, RICEBORO, GEORGIA, 31323
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to make a batch when the pressure inside a plugged pipe caused the area around the pipe flange to fail. The chemical (acrylic acid) inside the pipe then splashed the employee's face, burning it.

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