# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Fleetwash
> OSHA SIR `2017098964` · 9/19/2017 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Acids, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Fleetwash
- **Location:** 26410 E 29th Ave., DENVER, COLORADO, 80249
- **NAICS:** 488999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying a jug of concentrated chemicals that contained acid when the fluid ran under his glove, burning his hand and requiring hospitalization.

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