# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Walmart, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020099237` · 9/29/2020 · FLORENCE, ALABAMA
## 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:** Drain and oven cleaners
- **Secondary source:** Bottles, jugs, flasks
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart, Inc.
- **Location:** 2701 Cloverdale Road, FLORENCE, ALABAMA, 35630
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was straightening a counter in a hardware department. A bottle of liquid drain opener fell, and its cap and seal broke. The liquid spilled onto the employee, causing chemical burns to her right leg, face, and arms. She was hospitalized.

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