# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Bottling Group, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020054806` · 5/23/2020 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple mouth locations
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ingestion of harmful substance
- **Source:** Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
## Employer
- **Name:** Bottling Group, LLC
- **Location:** 6100 NE Loop 410, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78218
- **NAICS:** 312111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While conducting a taste test, an employee mistakenly grabbed a sample cup that contained sodium hydroxide, incurring chemical burns to the mouth and lip. The employee was hospitalized.

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