# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Chemisphere Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2017088129` · 8/23/2017 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Chemisphere Corporation
- **Location:** 2101 Clifton Ave, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63139
- **NAICS:** 325188
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a chemical burn while removing a hose cap.

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