# First degree chemical burns and corrosions at Erie Plating Company
> OSHA SIR `2019054552` · 5/4/2019 · ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** First degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sulfuric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** Erie Plating Company
- **Location:** 656 West 12th Street, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16501
- **NAICS:** 332813
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped and fell while carrying a container of sulfuric acid. The acid splashed under the employee's face shield. The employee was hospitalized with first degree burns to the face and the right side of the neck.

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