# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Aginomoto Foods North American Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020109975` · 10/20/2020 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## 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:** Cleaning and polishing agents, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Aginomoto Foods North American Inc.
- **Location:** 6101 Antelope Well Ln, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78738
- **NAICS:** 446191
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a fryer when a bucket was tipped over, spilling a foaming alkaline caustic cleaner that burned the employee.

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