# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Lyondellbasell
> OSHA SIR `2019077062` · 7/12/2019 · CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sulfuric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** Lyondellbasell
- **Location:** 8280 Sheldon Rd., CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS, 77530
- **NAICS:** 325199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee stepped over a pump, put his arm out to brace himself, and came in contact with a valve which then opened and sprayed sulfuric acid on him. He was hospitalized with chemical burns to the face and neck.

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