# Second degree chemical burns and corrosions at Archer Daniel Midland
> OSHA SIR `2019065575` · 6/3/2019 · LAKEVILLE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Hydrogen chloride, hydrochloric acid
- **Secondary source:** Pumps
## Employer
- **Name:** Archer Daniel Midland
- **Location:** 3401 Rochester Road, LAKEVILLE, NEW YORK, 14480
- **NAICS:** 311211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to melt granulated sugar with hot water to make liquid invert sucrose. The employee turned on the drum pump and walked over to the measuring tank to monitor filling. While the employee's back was facing the pump, the pump discharge hose came undone and a discharge of hydrochloric acid (HCl) struck the employee's back causing first and second degree chemical burns.

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