# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Ventura Foods, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021010432` · 1/16/2021 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk, unspecified
- **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:** Ventura Foods, LLC
- **Location:** 3900 Vanderbilt Road, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35217
- **NAICS:** 311225
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee filled a 55-gallon trash can with chemicals for cleaning and attempted to move the trash can when the liquid splashed. As the employee attempted to avoid the liquid, he tripped and liquid splashed onto him, resulting in chemical burns on the right side of his torso.

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