# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Stepan Company
> OSHA SIR `2019088571` · 8/19/2019 · COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Resins
## Employer
- **Name:** Stepan Company
- **Location:** 1 Polymer Way, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, 31907
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transporting drums of finished polyester resin to a reactor for rework. When he removed the bung on one of the drums, the polyester resin splashed his face, causing a chemical burn.

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