# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Sappi North America
> OSHA SIR `2020010092` · 1/5/2020 · SKOWHEGAN, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Lime
## Employer
- **Name:** Sappi North America
- **Location:** 1329 WATERVILLE ROAD, SKOWHEGAN, MAINE, 04976
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was training another employee, watching the second employee conduct a pump swap. The expansion joint fitting failed during the swap and caustic lime solution sprayed about 10-15 feet, hitting the injured employee. The employee suffered chemical burns to the leg, torso, and left eye and was hospitalized.

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