# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Kurita America
> OSHA SIR `20201010336` · 10/31/2020 · GRAPEVINE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Kurita America
- **Location:** 635 Westport Parkway, GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, 76051
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were pouring an acid mixture into a vat that contained bleach. A chemical reaction occurred and the mixture erupted onto the employees. Both employees were burned and hospitalized.

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