# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Airxcel Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018099379` · 9/11/2018 · CORDELE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Airxcel Inc.
- **Location:** 156 Seeding Drive, CORDELE, GEORGIA, 31015
- **NAICS:** 333415
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pushing an air conditioner on an assembly line when he bumped a valve with his right shoulder. The valve then opened and sprayed refrigerant onto his right back area, causing chemical burns.

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