# Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at Acme Manufacturing Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020010743` · 1/23/2020 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sulfuric acid
- **Secondary source:** Buckets, baskets, pails
## Employer
- **Name:** Acme Manufacturing Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 4661 Monaco Street, DENVER, COLORADO, 80216
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transporting sulfuric acid in a plastic bucket when the bucket handle failed and the bucket tipped. The corrosive acid contacted the employee's legs, causing third degree chemical burns to the legs and feet.

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