# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Seventy Seven Energy, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2017032750` · 3/27/2017 · CATARINA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Mouth, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ingestion of harmful substance
- **Source:** Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
## Employer
- **Name:** Seventy Seven Energy, Inc
- **Location:** Blakeway Unit A DIM 2H, 3H, 4H & 5H, CATARINA, TEXAS, 78836
- **NAICS:** 532412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee accidentally drank sodium hydroxide, believing it was a bottle of water. He immediately spit out the fluid and suffered minor chemical burns to the mouth, requiring overnight hospitalization.

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