# Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at Delta Companies Group
> OSHA SIR `2016087526` · 8/11/2016 · DEER PARK, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Delta Companies Group
- **Location:** 334 Tidal road, DEER PARK, TEXAS, 77536
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to transfer product from a partially filled drum to an empty drum. He placed a valve in the bung of the partially filled drum to complete the task. When he opened the valve to initiate the pour, the valve came off, and hexamethylenediamine splashed on him, causing first and second degree chemical burns to his face/upper body.

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