# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019088070` · 8/6/2019 · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Hydrogen fluoride, hydrofluoric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
- **Location:** 80 METCALFE STREET, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14206
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to transfer hydrofluoric acid. A transfer pump motor/gear needed repair in order to transfer the hydrofluoric acid. The employee removed the pump, made the repair, and returned to reassemble the pump. The employee was splashed by hydrofluoric acid and sustained chemical burns to the torso.

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