# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
> OSHA SIR `2019011006` · 1/28/2019 · TROY, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Cleaning and polishing agents, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
- **Location:** 2215 BURDETT AVENUE, TROY, NEW YORK, 12180
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning the floors using a floor scrubbing machine when she fell and came into contact with corrosive floor stripper chemicals. She was hospitalized with chemical skin burns.

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