# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Plymouth Tube Company
> OSHA SIR `2020087520` · 8/9/2020 · EUPORA, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Acids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Plymouth Tube Company
- **Location:** 212 Industriak Park Road, EUPORA, MISSISSIPPI, 39744
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening a valve on an acid prep tank. The pipe fitting was loose and acid sprayed the employee, burning the employee's upper body.

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