# Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at IMTT-BAYONNE
> OSHA SIR `2019088929` · 8/28/2019 · BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
## Employer
- **Name:** IMTT-BAYONNE
- **Location:** 250 EAST 22ND STREET, BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY, 07002
- **NAICS:** 493190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were removing a flange blank from a pipeline when they were sprayed by a 50% sodium hydroxide caustic solution. They were hospitalized with third degree chemical burns to the eyes and face.

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