# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Univar USA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017087555` · 8/8/2017 · OMAHA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sulfuric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** Univar USA, Inc.
- **Location:** 3002 F St., OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68107
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was disconnecting a hose from a pressurized railcar tanker when sulfuric acid sprayed from the tanker's attachment tube up the sleeves of the chemical jacket he was wearing. He suffered chemical burns to the arms and upper body, requiring hospitalization.

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