# Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at Sanmina Corp
> OSHA SIR `2018032933` · 3/26/2018 · OWEGO, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Buttock(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Nitric acid
- **Secondary source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Sanmina Corp
- **Location:** 1200 Taylor Road, OWEGO, NEW YORK, 13827
- **NAICS:** 334419
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was filling a tank with nitric acid. The nitric acid sprayed out of the ball valve onto the employee's back and leg. The employee received second degree burns to the buttock area, requiring hospitalization.

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