# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Metal Box International, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016088220` · 8/30/2016 · FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **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:** Metal Box International, Inc.
- **Location:** 11600 King St, FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS, 60131
- **NAICS:** 337124
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped while retrieving a part that had fallen off a suspended conveyor in the parts washing area. The employee's right foot was submerged into a phosphoric acid cleaning solution resulting in burns to his right ankle and 1/2 way up his calf.

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