# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Art Galvanizing Works, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020065794` · 6/22/2020 · CLEVELAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sulfuric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** Art Galvanizing Works, Inc.
- **Location:** 3935 Valley Road, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44109
- **NAICS:** 332813
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in the process of adding sulfuric acid to an acid bath when the hose he was using to pour the acid into the tank became loose and spilled the acid onto his upper legs, resulting in severe burns.  He was rushed to a quick drench shower and then hospitalized.

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