# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Dow Chemical
> OSHA SIR `2018032576` · 3/15/2018 · PASADENA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sulfuric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** Dow Chemical
- **Location:** 13300 Bay Area Blvd, PASADENA, TEXAS, 77507
- **NAICS:** 325110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a pump. While pressure testing the pump before returning it to service, he was splashed with 93% sulfuric acid, receiving chemical burns to his thigh area and requiring hospitalization.

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