# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Roper Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2018021225` · 2/6/2018 · LA FAYETTE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sulfuric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** Roper Corporation
- **Location:** 1507 Broomtown Road, LA FAYETTE, GEORGIA, 30728
- **NAICS:** 335221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a wrench to fix a leak on a feed line from a tote to a metering pump when one of the cam locks for the tote cap cover came loose, spraying the employee with 93% sulfuric acid. The employee suffered chemical burns.

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