# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Southern Ionics Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020098499` · 9/7/2020 · WEST POINT, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head, neck, and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Ammonia and ammonium compounds, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Southern Ionics Inc.
- **Location:** 574 Commerce St, WEST POINT, MISSISSIPPI, 39773
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were loading a truck with ammonium hydroxide. A transfer line ruptured, spraying an employee. The employee suffered chemical burns to the face, neck, and chest area.

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