# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2020087361` · 8/4/2020 · LEMONT, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sulfur and sulfur compounds, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
- **Location:** 135TH AND NEW AVENUE, LEMONT, ILLINOIS, 60439
- **NAICS:** 324110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening a hatch to check liquid sulfur draining into a pit. The liquid sulfur splashed onto the employee's hand and face, causing chemical burns.

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