# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Elemental Scientific, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2016088137` · 8/30/2016 · OMAHA, NEBRASKA
## 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:** Nitric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** Elemental Scientific, Inc
- **Location:** 7277 World Communications Dr, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68122
- **NAICS:** 334516
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a chemical mixture from a cooler. A chemical reaction occurred and the employee was sprayed in the face with nitric acid.

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