# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at The Ziegenfelder Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161110371` · 11/3/2016 · WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
## Employer
- **Name:** The Ziegenfelder Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 87 18th Street, WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, 26003
- **NAICS:** 311412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 3, 2016, at approximately 1:40 p.m., a temporary employee was cleaning production equipment with sodium hydroxide material in a 5-gallon bucket. The employee wore rain suit pants, gloves, goggles, and a long-sleeve shirt. The caustic material made contact with the employee's right forearm, resulting in a burn that required hospitalization and surgery.

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