# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Eastman Chemical Company
> OSHA SIR `2017010421` · 1/13/2017 · LONGVIEW, TEXAS
## 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:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Eastman Chemical Company
- **Location:** 300 Kodak Blvd., LONGVIEW, TEXAS, 75602
- **NAICS:** 325188
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a needle valve on the flow indicating rotameter. The needle valve disengaged from the rotameter and caustic solution was sprayed in the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

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