# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at SOUTH EAST INDUSTRIAL SALES AND SERVICE, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021010397` · 1/15/2021 · MULBERRY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s) and leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sulfuric acid
## Employer
- **Name:** SOUTH EAST INDUSTRIAL SALES AND SERVICE, INC.
- **Location:** 3095 Co. Rd. 640 W, MULBERRY, FLORIDA, 33860
- **NAICS:** 532490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was disconnecting a hose from a portable transfer pump when residual sulfuric acid sprayed out of the hose and contacted the employee, resulting in chemical burns to both legs from the thighs to below the knees that required hospitalization. Personal protective equipment was worn at the time of the incident.

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