# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Dana Container Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020032180` · 3/6/2020 · KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sulfuric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** Dana Container Inc.
- **Location:** 18 Central Ave, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 66118
- **NAICS:** 484122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring sulfuric acid from a railcar to a cargo tank trailer. When the railcar was empty, the employee removed the product transfer hose. While removing the valve fitting, sulfuric acid (in the form of a mist) sprayed out and contacted the employee's face and upper torso. The employee was hospitalized for chemical burns.

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