# Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at Eating Establishments Kearney Southeast LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017043640` · 4/22/2017 · KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Eating Establishments Kearney Southeast LLC
- **Location:** 815 2nd Ave, KEARNEY, NEBRASKA, 68847
- **NAICS:** 722513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning casters (wheels for carts) in a container filled with a solution of water and "soak tank charger." While cleaning the casters the solution splashed onto the employee's left elbow and right ankle. The employee was hospitalized with third degree chemical burns.

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