# Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Bio-Lab, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021010542` · 1/20/2021 · CONYERS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Sodium and potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate
## Employer
- **Name:** Bio-Lab, Inc.
- **Location:** 1700 Old Covington Highway, CONYERS, GEORGIA, 30012
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

When an employee released the ears from a transfer hose connection, a mixture of hot water and caustic soda was released from the hose and burned the employee's left thigh and hand.

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