# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at PhytogenX Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181111977` · 11/21/2018 · MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** PhytogenX Inc.
- **Location:** 35 Thousand Oaks Blvd., MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19543
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adding sodium hydroxide to a batch of product. The liquid contents foamed out of the kettle and burned the back of the employee's head, cheek (causing redness), and leg.

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