# Irritant dermatitis-acute at Averus, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018032556` · 3/14/2018 · GURNEE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Irritant dermatitis-acute
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
## Employer
- **Name:** Averus, Inc.
- **Location:** 3851 Clearview Court, GURNEE, ILLINOIS, 60031
- **NAICS:** 561720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was mixing cleaning chemicals to clean a filter when sodium hydroxide splashed in his face, causing skin and eye irritation.

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