# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Highway Transport/Georgia Golf Corpation
> OSHA SIR `20191112168` · 11/23/2019 · ABERDEEN, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
- **Secondary source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Highway Transport/Georgia Golf Corpation
- **Location:** 715 Highway 25 South, ABERDEEN, MISSISSIPPI, 39730
- **NAICS:** 488210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring sodium hydroxide solution from a bulk liquid tank. An external valve failed and the solution sprayed onto the employee, causing a chemical burn.

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