# Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at Dixon Investments, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018088101` · 8/8/2018 · ORCHARD HILL, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Whole body
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, unspecified
- **Source:** Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Dixon Investments, Inc.
- **Location:** 2523 S. McDonough Rd., ORCHARD HILL, GEORGIA, 30266
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were disposing of hazardous chemicals when two components mixed and caused an explosion, resulting in a 20-foot flame. The injured employee's entire body caught on fire, suffering severe third and second degree burns.

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