# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at BASF Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2019088234` · 8/11/2019 · MC INTOSH, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, unspecified
- **Source:** Sulfuric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** BASF Corporation
- **Location:** 1379 Ciba Road, MC INTOSH, ALABAMA, 36553
- **NAICS:** 325199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loosening a hose from a rail car when the hose splashed sulfuric acid on the employee, causing chemical burns to the shoulder.

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