# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Pacesetter Drilling LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017087424` · 8/4/2017 · ODESSA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(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:** Pacesetter Drilling LLC
- **Location:** Rig #6, ODESSA, TEXAS, 79764
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was mixing caustic soda in a mixing barrel when it reacted and splashed on him, causing chemical burns to his right and left wrists, left bicep, and both knees.

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