# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Wisconsin Cheese Group, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018054968` · 5/21/2018 · MONROE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Cleaning and polishing agents, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Wisconsin Cheese Group, LLC
- **Location:** 1722 12th St., MONROE, WISCONSIN, 53566
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 21, 2018, an employee was cleaning a cheese grinder when the chemical he was using splashed onto his chest, causing chemical burns.

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