# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Paulsboro Refining Company LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019021330` · 2/6/2019 · PAULSBORO, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Hydrogen fluoride, hydrofluoric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** Paulsboro Refining Company LLC
- **Location:** 800 Billingsport Road, PAULSBORO, NEW JERSEY, 08066
- **NAICS:** 324110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing a line for maintenance work. The line contained a combination of propane and hydrofluoric acid. He was hooking up the hose to the valve to put a vacuum on the line and pull out the remaining chemicals. Before he could place the hose on the valve, residual chemicals came out and splashed his legs, causing skin burns. He was hospitalized.

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