# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at International Paper
> OSHA SIR `2019011145` · 1/31/2019 · VALLIANT, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Pumps
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper
- **Location:** 890 IP Lane, VALLIANT, OKLAHOMA, 74764
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing the fluid flow through piping when an expansion joint on a pump failed, allowing chemical to contact the employee. The employee was hospitalized with chemical burns to the hand and legs.

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