# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC
> OSHA SIR `2017076130` · 7/4/2017 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s) and leg(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:** AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC
- **Location:** 1101 BEDFORD, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64116
- **NAICS:** 488510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was making caustic soda from water solutions. The caustic reacted violently with hot water and caused chemical burns on the employee's right kneecap, lower thighs, right leg, and left leg. He was hospitalized.

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