# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Reagent Chemical & Research
> OSHA SIR `2019044389` · 4/30/2019 · STANTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
- **Source:** Hydrogen chloride, hydrochloric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** Reagent Chemical & Research
- **Location:** 2833 S Service Rd, STANTON, TEXAS, 79782
- **NAICS:** 325188
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring hydrogen chloride (HCl) from one container to another when the HCl sprayed into the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized for inhalation burns.

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