# Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at TT Barge Service
> OSHA SIR `2019077797` · 7/31/2019 · DONALDSONVILLE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TT Barge Service
- **Location:** 7324 LA-405, DONALDSONVILLE, LOUISIANA, 70346
- **NAICS:** 488330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was washing a tank barge that contained a caustic product. The product splashed on his upper left arm, then spread to his waist and lower extremities, causing second- and third-degree burns.

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