# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at The Crown Group Co.
> OSHA SIR `2019088806` · 8/24/2019 · EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Whole body
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Container caps, lids, covers
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** The Crown Group Co.
- **Location:** 3015 5th Avenue, EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS, 61244
- **NAICS:** 332812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was running an electrical wire and ethernet cable across a large dip tank when the tank cover collapsed and the employee fell into the tank, which was full of alkaline cleaner. The employee received chemical burns across the entire body.

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