# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Alexander James Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20171110699` · 11/6/2017 · BLAIRSTOWN, NEW JERSEY
## 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:** Alexander James Corporation
- **Location:** 845 Rt 94, BLAIRSTOWN, NEW JERSEY, 07825
- **NAICS:** 561910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking samples of sulfuric acid when the sample bottles fell to the floor. The acid contacted the employee, causing chemical burns to the face, arms, legs, and chest.

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