# Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at American Foods Group, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020054870` · 5/26/2020 · YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Cleaning and polishing agents, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** American Foods Group, LLC
- **Location:** 1000 Cattle Drive, YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57078
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adding a dry powder cleaning agent to a trolly wash tank when the mix reacted aggressively with the water and flashed onto the employee, causing third degree burns to the face and body.

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