# Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at ITW Professional Automative Products
> OSHA SIR `2018033077` · 3/30/2018 · LAKELAND, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Acids, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** ITW Professional Automative Products
- **Location:** 3606 Craftsman Blvd., LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33803
- **NAICS:** 441310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning the production floor with acidic chemicals. He was pouring the chemical into a bucket to dilute it when it entered a hole in his glove and contacted his finger, causing a second degree burn that required hospitalization and a skin graft.

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