# Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at Peter Scalamandre & Sons, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018087857` · 8/1/2018 · FLUSHING, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Cement, mortar mix-wet
- **Secondary source:** Shoes, boots, slippers, sandals
## Employer
- **Name:** Peter Scalamandre & Sons, Inc.
- **Location:** Delta Terminal D Concourse G, FLUSHING, NEW YORK, 11371
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pouring concrete cement on the ground when it got into his boot, causing second-degree burns to both his legs.

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