# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at UTICA METAL PRODUCTS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019021425` · 2/7/2019 · UTICA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
## Employer
- **Name:** UTICA METAL PRODUCTS, INC.
- **Location:** 1526 LINCOLN AVENUE, UTICA, NEW YORK, 13502
- **NAICS:** 336370
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was splashed in the face with sodium hydroxide while repairing a transfer pump, suffering chemical burns to the face.

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